National Career Development Association (NCDA) is excited to release the re-imagined 7th edition of their influential guide to career assessment. Re-conceptualized and renamed to "A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment," the "Guide" contains important information career counselors, educators, and practitioners will find…

This project examined the role of cooperative education (co-op) in changing majors and career certainty in Canadian university students. Career certainty scores were collected using an online questionnaire from students in both cooperative education and non-cooperative education. The frequency with which students changed their major and their…

The skills youth acquire at the end of their formal education are partly a reflection of the career plans and accompanying program choices they have made throughout their education. Whether these choices best meet Canadian labour market requirements has been the subject of considerable discussion and policy development over the past decade. The…

To enhance understanding of factors that might improve STEM career participation, we assessed students' self-perceptions of competency and interest in science/math, engagement in STEM activities outside of school, and knowledge of STEM career requirements. We show that the primary positive influencer directing students to a STEM career is high…

This research focused on the career decision and planning needs of a unique group of migrants: international students who are completing their studies as temporary immigrants and who are embarking on the career journey of employment and permanent immigration. A semi-structured interview employing a Critical Incident Technique was used to assess…

The author suggests alternatives to chip away at occupational traditionalism and vestigal hang-ups shared by men and women about women in the world of work, and which encourage the development of programs to ensure that equal opportunity will be a reality. Background statistics are presented which indicate that women are increasingly entering the…

The need to involve community partners in the school career education program has been often recommended but rarely achieved. This article outlines the Grande Cache Counselling Model in Alberta, Canada, which combines counseling, in-school career preparation programs, and work site mentoring/job experience opportunities. (Author/JPS)

Presents results from a study of the career decision making of Canadian undergraduate women, focusing on how ideas about balancing family and career commitments, and interpretations of university environment influence career choices. Finds that traditional conceptions of gender roles constrain career choices and that universities are perceived as…

Examines differences in levels of career decision-making self-efficacy in Cape Breton high school students who lived in communities with recent closures of mining and steel industries compared to students from communities with no such closures. Students demonstrated considerable confidence in their career decision-making abilities implying that…

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to explore the views, career expectations, and job search behaviours among a sample of business students. It also aims to examine the role of campus career services in shaping students' careers and how cooperative education influences their expectations and aspirations. Design/methodology/approach: A field…

This booklet is an attempt by the Canadian Teacher's Federation to answer many of the information requests it receives concerning a teaching career in Canada, teaching conditions, and teacher requirements. After preliminary sections about the history and nature of classroom teaching, the document presents information about occupations related to…

In today's tight economic situation career planning and placement are more difficult because realities of the job market become a priority in decision making. This article describes University of Toronto's proactive career counseling seminar for students and outreach to employers integrating personal and work knowledge from a perspective of…

This paper summarizes the CHOICES project, an interactive computerized career information system developed to assist users in searching through the range of occupations which exist in Canada, and outlines possible future plans. Discussions of what the system is and why it is needed include a list of 14 benefits for clients of the system. Problems…

The vocational guidance program, Creating a Career, is aimed at a target population of disadvantaged youth between the ages of 15 and 25 who are unemployed or underemployed, without a high school education, preparation for an occupation, a knowledge of the world of work, an occupational goal, decision-making skills, skills to find and keep a job,…