A Discrepancy Evaluation Model is used to assess how effectively the career development needs of University of Virginia students are being met. (Author)

An investigation of the relationships and underlying constructs between expressed and inventoried interests across the occupational classification scheme of Holland, Roe and Strong was undertaken. The canonical factor structures that were calculated indicated two similar bipolar structures underlying the occupational schema studied. (Author)

Based upon the item analysis, reliability, and factorial validity results of this study, there is reason to question the applicability of the Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) Attitude Scale to a college population. In particular, students with self-expressed and measured levels of vocational maturity significantly differ from the norming…

A pilot ethnographic study of Puerto Rican male college students found a powerful connection between family, community, and self-concept as mediators in the development of a personal concept of career for the participants and for their subsequent career development and decision-making processes. Implications for the counseling process are…

Responds to earlier article which presented case of Rachel, 28-year-old art education major who sought help at the university counseling center because she had a lack of interest in completing her major course work and thought that she might be pursuing the wrong profession. Presents a developmental career counseling approach to working with this…

Examined proposition that variations in career decision making are related to identity formation process by identifying relations between ego identity statuses and decision making in college students (N=99). Findings support proposition and suggest stable identity persons use rational and systematic decision-making strategies, foreclosed identity…

Male college students (n=95) participated in study which investigated proposed difference in how intervening with Vocational Card Sort versus Strong/Strong-Campbell would be experienced. Study included participant attribute variable (locus of control for career development) and outcome variable (career decision-making self-efficacy) related to…

Investigated the relationships between gender, disability, and career maturity. A multivariate analysis of variance (N=180) yielded a significant main effect for gender, no significant effect for disability, and no significant interaction effect. Females demonstrated higher levels of overall career maturity and career knowledge, including decision…

Seven career-development and occupational decision-making difficulties experienced by academically gifted students include narrowing the choice, indecision, vocational-identity formation, lack of occupational meaningfulness, early occupational choice, pressure from significant others, and the need for role models. Difficulties are discussed within…

A culturally relevant career development needs assessment survey was administered to 227 international college students. Factor analysis indicates that the participants' vocational needs centered on obtaining work experience, overcoming interview barriers, and developing job search skills. Overall, the vocational needs of international students…

Interpreted scores from career development and role salience measures for 4 groups of underrepresented, at-risk college students (n=143). Four interpretations suggested some common and some distinctive interventions. Because recommendations obtained from the career measures coincided with recommended interventions for underrepresented, at-risk…

To assess the impact of a holistic career and life planning course on college students, the authors asked 209 students in treatment and control groups to complete measures of career development. Results indicate that the course significantly increases vocational identity and career decision-making self-efficacy and decreases career indecision.…

Collegiate student-athletes present unique issues regarding career development. Career counselors who infuse the Learning Theory of Career Counseling (Krumboltz, 1996) into their work with collegiate student-athletes can help these clients learn new ways to explore career possibilities. By co-creating learning opportunities with student-athletes,…

Matt Sheahan was an excellent college student. When he was in his sophomore year, he was on the dean's list and he found how easy it was for him to coast through college. By senior year, he had already had a radio show, a million friends, and credit cards he paid off at the end of each month. He was also one of the few people who came into college…

The termination of a collegiate athletic career is inevitable for all student athletes. The purpose of this study was to explore student athletes' perceptions of the athletic career transition process. One-hundred-and-forty-three (n = 143) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II student athletes were administered the Life After…