Reports on a study made by the Conservation of Human Resources Project which sought to learn how guidance functions, how well it meets society's needs, and what changes need to be made to improve present programs. (SB)

Describes a new career guidance publication, "Guide for Occupational Exploration." The guide contains 12 general interest areas that are broken down into 66 work groups. Typical duties are stated for each area. The guide is designed for use by both guidance counselors and job seekers. (CT)

Suggests that innovative programs like career education seem likely to slip into the chasm between extravagant hopes for the natural and informal, and the realities of an increasingly formal and specialized social structure. (Author)

Emphasizes the importance of early experience on later career development as described in previous research. Notes that children rule out occupational choices that they believe are not appropriate for them due to their race, gender, and/or socioeconomic status. Describes a multicultural career fair to facilitate career development of…

This booklet stresses the value of various academic studies (e.g., history, geology, anatomy, physical anthropology) as prerequisites for a career in paleontology, by depicting real women whose careers provide inspirational role models. The first section is a text designed for use by elementary students and presents the career of paleontology from…

When examined in a supporting relationship, the constructs of growth generated by developmental and career theorists provide guidelines for practice in guidance and research in career exploration. (Author)

Occupational psychology should be integrated into the exploratory industrial arts curriculum, according to the author, since the purpose of an exploratory course is to contribute to students' occupational guidance in making occupational choices. He discusses the importance of "try-out" experience in industrial arts. (MF)

Examined the effects of two different career interventions (Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory or a Vocational Card Sort) on career undecided reentry women. Significant effects were found for both treatments, with the women experiencing less career indecision following the interventions. Both interventions were equally effective, and the women…

Describes the use of a microcomputer to schedule students into a series of small group career exploration sessions. Use of the computer greatly simplified the process, and all students were able to obtain their first or second choice options. (JAC)

The growing proportion of older persons in the population offers counselors opportunities to exercise their expertise and to reap further rewards of professional service. Helping professionals must become expert regarding the counseling needs of older persons and special considerations and emphases in meeting these needs. (Author)

Compares impact of the Vocational Exploration and Insight Kit (VEIK) with the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and the Vocational Card Sort (VCS). Results indicate the SDS, VCS, and VEIK have small and similar effects on women's vocational behavior. Findings support counselor-free techniques as appropriate and inexpensive methods of career exploration.…

Examines the influence of parental education and behaviors on 9th graders' (N=236) career exploration. Results indicate that parental authoritativeness, openness to adolescents' issues, and concern with promoting career exploration significantly related to the career exploration by their children, independent of parental educational background and…

Presents a biographical sketch of the author of the Fukuyama Profile, an instrument that uses self-analysis, job analysis, and occupational exploration to guide a career choice that leads to work satisfaction and self-fulfillment. (SK)

This study describes the career exploratory behaviors of high school and college students and offers a typology of users of a Web-delivered computer career guidance application. Access to the records of 87,293 high school and college students allowed for the identification and replication of three emergent types of users: a general browser, a…

The Farmington Public Schools' K-12 developmental career program is designed to reach every student at every grade level. The focus of the program is self and career awareness, decision making, career planning and exploration, and job seeking skills. Outcomes expected are that students will develop and implement a realistic career plan, assess…