As we approach the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, the globalization and privatization of the academy is destabilizing the patterns of university professional work developed over the past hundred years (Slaughter and Leslie, 1997). To grasp the extent of changes taking place and to understand the forces of change on women in…

Given an expected increase in the number of female administrators, administrator-preparation courses must consider gender differences when developing career-development activities. This paper describes career-development assistance provided by a female educational administration professor to female students enrolled in a course on the Secondary…

Data, accumulated over a 10-year period, support the development of a hypothesis about women's advancement in school administration. The hypothesis suggests that three critical factors affect women's advancement in educational administration: structural barriers, role compatibility, and organizational fit. Three primary data sources were utilized:…

This document consists of a description of the Apprenticeship Linkage Program, serving the greater Bloomington, Indiana, area, and a report of a qualitative research study of that program. The program, which was intended to prepare single parents and homemakers to become qualified applicants for apprenticeship training programs, consisted of 30…

Designed for college and university administrators, guidance personnel, community organizations, women's centers, and women's studies programs, this administrator's handbook presents guidelines for establishing and structuring services to aid women in achieving personal, educational, and career goals. Specific sections of the handbook focus on…

This document reviews an attempt to provide a career awareness and guidance program specifically for female high school students. Groundwork was laid for the utilization of student aids in the guidance program. "Project Women" established and carried out the following objectives: (1) the identification of the career interests of 10th and…

Students report that guidance resources that provide role models and personal contacts (such as field trips and frequent counseling) help them the most in their career planning. (Author)

Career development needs of gifted and talented students are discussed, and activities of the Research and Guidance Laboratory (Madison, Wisconsin) are reviewed. (SBH)

Encourages the formation of long-term career goals for women in agronomy. Offers perspectives and practical suggestions for obtaining positions, maintaining professional credentials, and managing personal and career related obligations. (ML)

Based on a presentation made at the fortieth anniversary celebration of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, considers the effect these fellowships had on the scholarly careers of the women to whom they have been awarded. (Author/ABB)

Conducted a two-part test of Maslow's theory of human motivation and explored the relationships between need deficiencies and (1) need importance and (2) life satisfaction in female college graduates (N=474). Results support Maslow's model regarding need deficiencies and their relationship to life satisfaction. (LLL)

Reviewed about 300 1984 publications on vocational behavior and career development. The counseling psychology perspective is used to review articles on career development, decision making and problem solving, women, minorities, special groups, assessment, and intervention. The industrial/organizational perspective is used to review personnel…

Women superintendents (N=82) provided information concerning their personal and career development. Results showed subjects reflected a more traditional orientation during childhood, youth, and early career development and appeared to have integrated masculine modes of behavior as they advanced to higher levels of authority and responsibility.…

A survey of National Association of Social Workers revealed that female social workers continue to earn less than their male colleagues. Offered evidence that discriminatory personnel practices may be preventing many female practitioners from acquiring the skills necessary to qualify them for top management positions in the profession. (Author)