LGBTQ+ teens' career decision-making processes are confounded by LGBTQ+ identity development and negative experiences in school. The authors present literature identifying specific needs of LGBTQ+ teens involved in career planning and propose a specialized career group counseling model designed to address those needs. Potential application for…

This study investigated the effects of a career exploration intervention (CEI) on career maturity and self-concept among Malaysian high school students, using a true experimental design (pretest--posttest with a control group). One hundred thirty-nine high school students in Malaysia were recruited and randomly assigned to receive either a CEI or…

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of counseling interventions using self-information to increase student career certainty. This study was conducted with a quasi-experimental pre-test--post-test non-equivalent group design. The number of subjects was 94 high school students, out of which 44 were male and 50 were female; the experimental…

We surveyed Australian adolescents and parents to test differences and congruence in perceptions of adolescent career development tasks (career planning, exploration, certainty, and world-of-work knowledge) and vocational identity. We found that, for adolescents (N = 415), career development tasks (not career exploration) explained 48% of the…

We tested a cross-sectional, mediation model of career calling, in which career calling was associated positively with life satisfaction and perceptions of future employability, and these relationships were explained by the self-regulatory mechanisms of work effort, career strategies, and emotional regulation. Using a sample of 664 emerging adults…

Preparing for an adult career through careful planning, choosing a career, and gaining confidence to achieve career goals is a primary task during adolescence and early adulthood. The current study bridged identity process literature and career construction theory (Savickas, 2005) by examining the commitment component of career adaptability,…

A rationale for and a description of existing programs in career education. (Author/JN)

This study sought to determine whether self-estimates of work-relevant abilities can improve upon the validity of test estimates (scores). Validity for career planning applications was the focus. The study (final sample of 1,620 college students) used 9 self-estimates and test estimates to predict certainty-screened occupational choices grouped by…

This study explored the differences on variables of satisfaction, self-concept, self-acceptance, and vocational maturity between freshmen students who made congruent and incongruent occupational choices. Findings suggest that subjects in the congruent male group tend to report better maintenance of personal stability and greater satisfaction than…

Aims to raise interest in the application of problem-solving appraisal to the career planning process, through organizing and presenting relevant findings from the literature. Presents challenges for future researchers. (CH)

The longitudinal study of 110 junior high school boys and girls had the following objectives: (1) to test a developmental theory of career choice, (2) to determine whether there are significant sex difference in career sequences and, (3) to determine if self concepts and other factors influence career choice. The subjects were interviewed every…

Contributions include awareness of needs for linking today's educators to future options, for constantly assessing oneself for setting goals and making decisions, and for considering career education as a life long process. (MU)

This study is concerned with the relationship between career orientation, choice of a predominantly masculine or feminine field, and feminine self-concept. It was predicted that career oriented women would see themselves as less feminine than noncareer oriented women and that women aspiring to predominantly male fields would see themselves as less…

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of self esteem in occupational choice behavior. It was tentatively concluded that high self esteem persons tend to look at their own needs and relevant attributes in determining the satisfaction with their occupational choice, whereas low self esteem persons look more toward external…

The authors argue the importance of examining teachers' long-range professional experience, review selected research on teacher career development, and suggest ways in which inservice teacher educators can help teachers review their careers. (MJB)