Although much has been written about the relationship between career maturity and career decision self-efficacy of college students, the literature review provided no studies that investigated the relationship between career maturity, career decision self-efficacy, and self-advocacy; therefore the purpose of this study was to explore the…

Assessed the vocational decision-making problems of rehabilitation clients (N=60). Revealed that decision-making problems of clients can be grouped into three areas: employment readiness, self-appraisal, and decision-making readiness. Suggested that vocationally decided and undecided subjects differ significantly in the extent to which they have…

Presents a model for conducting research on the career development of special populations. Reviews available research paradigms and offers an alternative framework designed to make maximum use of available data sources while minimizing potential theoretical bias. Presents an illustration of research conducted within the recommended framework.…