This study investigated students' experiences of a career development program that was established to foster interest in and aspirations for higher education within high school students residing in rural and isolated areas of Australia. Nine students who participated in the program were interviewed 18 months later to explore their recollections of…

A gap year allows people to step off the usual educational or career path and reassess their future. According to people who have taken a gap year, the time away can be well worth it. This article can help a person decide whether to take a gap year and how to make the most of his time off. It describes what a gap year is, including its pros and…

The booklet reports results of a survey of college freshmen regarding their disabilities. Data compares responses of handicapped students with responses of all 1978 college freshmen participating in the survey. Data is divided into six areas: age, preparation for college, admissions experience, funding sources, academic aspirations, and career…

Undergraduate students were asked to indicate their attitudes toward several areas of university life and to indicate their intentions about returning to the university. The attitudes were correlated with intentions to return. Student dissatisfaction with progress toward career and academic goals was most likely to be a cause of attrition. (Author)

Uses Project Talent data to replicate and extend earlier research on the effects of college organization on student educational and career plans. Concludes that American colleges produce graduates who are remarkably homogeneous in their plans and aspirations once differential recruitment is taken into account. (PR)

A study examined whether women who teach public relations are satisfied in their teaching careers. Subjects, 113 women faculty teaching public relations, responded to a survey on satisfaction and morale, as well as to questions about the respondents' plans for the future. Results indicated that women who are currently teaching public relations in…

Studied consistency of Holland hexagon code and persistence in college major among 3,612 subjects using the American College Testing Program interest inventory and World of Work Map score reporting instrument. Examined consistency of individual interest scores and consistency of chosen environment. Results indicated no difference in persistence…

Academic and career plans and experiences of students in their freshman and senior years were compared. The 280 students first entered the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY/B) in the fall semester of 1976 and graduated in the spring of 1980. Students were administered the College Student Perceptions Survey and a followup survey, which…

Using two complimentary data sets, the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 and the Study of Academic Prediction and Growth, the conventional interpretation of educational plans as motives and thus determinants of educational attainment is questioned. It was found that when questioned about their educational loans: (1) as…

This report presents the results of a survey of senior-level physics majors at U.S. colleges and universities who received a Bachelor's degree between September 1995 and August 1996. Completed questionnaires were received from 1,956 students. It was found that the number of undergraduates receiving Bachelor's degrees in physics continued to…

This paper presents and discusses longitudinal data collected through surveys completed by students (n=1,545) in the 9th and 11th grades to determine what factors influence a student's change in plans for postsecondary education. Twenty-one Indiana high schools were selected to ensure that the sample proportionally represented students from all…

Results of a survey of candidates for graduation at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, are summarized, with attention to college experience and future educational and career plans. Of the 520 graduates, questionnaires were returned by nearly half (46%), who were representative of the total population. Family and friends were cited as…

The workbook is a step-by-step guide for the person who wishes to begin or return to college. It begins with a questionnaire for exploring one's personal goals for seeking a college degree. It is followed by a checklist of various training programs, skills, and other life experiences through which one may have gained knowledge equivalent to that…

Six course units and learning activities for the Career Planning and Decision-Making course is presented. The course emphasizes career comprehension, career values, and career action. Career comprehension includes developing knowledge of the world of work and planning and decision-making skills. Career values focus on clarifying, identifying, and…

The components of academic advising and the educational benefits to students are outlined and ways in which the American College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program can help are examined. The ACT Assessment Program is designed for use by students planning to enter postsecondary education and provides a base of information about freshman advisees. The…