Career counseling is central to the counseling profession. The Career Development, Assessment, and Counseling (C-DAC) approach to career counseling, which facilitates the career development of people throughout their lives, has received wide attention; an analysis of the theory and research from which this model was derived are examined here. The…

Originally intended to be used with a national television drama mini-series, the guidebook can be used alone to improve student attitudes toward education and career-oriented skills. It is targeted primarily to Black and Chicano junior and senior high school students. The project stresses that development of oneself is most important to the…

This special issue includes the following: "Introduction"; "Interest Inventories: Which One, Why, and for Whom?"; "Recent Reports from the Committee to Screen Career Guidance Instruments"; "Assessment of Career Specialty Interests in Business and Medicine"; "Using Career Interest Inventories with…

Two introductory speeches suggest the general social and interracial climate in the United States. It is against this backdrop that Project Inspire is described. Its purpose is the development of a vocational guidance component within the broader school curriculum. Its major objective is elevating the awareness level of students to the work world…

Examines factors that work to impede the career opportunities of African Americans, and explores proposals for advancing these opportunities. Assesses possible means of intervening in current education and career enhancement programs. Attempts to unify various interventions and approaches advocated to date. (JB)

A project investigated the factors that influence the academic and vocational development of African-American and Hispanic youth. Data were collected via a questionnaire and structured interviews from 36 college juniors and seniors. Twenty-eight were female, of whom 18 were African-American and 10 were Latino. Six Latino and two African-American…