The study investigated the predictive utility of interest profile differentiation, coherence, elevation, congruence, and vocational identity commitment and career maturity (career planning and exploration) on the 10-month interest stability of 292 Swiss eighth-grade students: profile, rank, and level stabilities were assessed. Controlling for…

The study for this article examines growth in various aspects of career development for longitudinal and nationally representative cross-sectional samples of high school students. Implications for practitioners who wish to improve upon normal growth are presented. (Author)

Four areas of the career exploration stage, i.e., self-awareness, increase in job knowledge, selection of career choice, and plans for the future, were examined through a self-administered questionnaire. Findings indicated a need for active exploration of employment practices and career decisions. (Author)

This report is an exploratory application of a dynamic mathematical model to express a theory of changes in youth's career expectations over time. Main content is divided into two focuses: (1) theoretical interpretations of the differential equations which embody the mathematical model and (2) reporting and discussion of the results of preliminary…

The Illinois Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) Project was evaluated to (1) assess the achievement of project objectives, (2) determine factors enabling or precluding their accomplishment, and (3) promote the diffusion of successful aspects. The project sought to implement, evaluate, and diffuse EBCE models and materials developed by the…