The realization of an acute need to help undergraduate students identify meaningful educational and vocational goals led to the development of Career Exploration at the University of Alabama. The overall purpose of the course was to provide interested students from all schools and colleges a comprehensive, developmental program of self…

"Medical Exploring," a program for young men and women interested in health careers, is the largest and one of the fastest growing of the career special interest programs of the Boy Scouts of America's Exploring Division. History, organization, and program of the group are described and discussed. (JT)

Advises that internship applicants avoid becoming emotionally drained by preparing for internship early in graduate school. A time line of activities for preparing internship applications is suggested, including maintaining records of practicum and clinical activities, analyzing competencies and training needs, and focusing on course goals. A…

A freshman course at the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Tennessee is described that mixes the academic and personal experiences in three areas: career exploration, human development, and the history of universities. (Author/MLW)

Examined the concept of vocational development in relation to structural changes which occur in the cognitive schemata individuals use to process vocational information. Results from 101 college undergraduates indicated that vocational decision-making skills, career exploration, and career planning varied as a function of cognitive structure.…

This article focuses on the language choices that second language teachers have made in the course of their professional lives as constructed in life stories that they wrote for a national writing contest. The choices include those made by the teachers during their school years, upon entering college, and in the course of their careers. In the…

A program is described that provides potential dental school applicants with realistic exposure to dentistry, in cooperation with undergraduate career counseling offices. High school and college students serve as volunteer assistants in three different functions (instrument sterilization, miscellaneous office procedures, and actual dental…

Describes a weekend job workshop for humanities graduate students and recent PhD recipients in which they come into contact with individuals of similar backgrounds who have found nonacademic employment. Recent workshops are described, and recommendations for conducting workshops are included, such as enlisting consultants and using the placement…

Development and testing of the Park and Recreation Development Simulator (PARDS) are described with predictive implications of the game results. PARDS can be used as a continuing education tool for training professionals, thereby increasing knowledge of the field and acting as a simulation experience in occupations. (Author/HLM)

Examines the O'Banion model of academic advising, used for over 20 years, and presents a variation that is both nonlinear and holistic. Applying O'Banion's five dimensions (exploration of life goals, exploration of vocational goals, program choice, course choice, scheduling options) to two case studies, the authors demonstrate how advisors and…

Examines the role of parent-adolescent attachment relationships in the career exploration process. Results, based on 137 college students, indicate that attachment to parents is positively associated with environmental exploration. However, parental attachment did not influence traditionality of exploration. Age played a significant role in career…

Current school reform efforts aim to increase the numbers of students who graduate from high school and go on to pursue postsecondary education or training. In this article, the authors look at seven types of career exploration programs to determine if this is an effective approach for accomplishing these goals.

This pamphlet offers practical advice to students who desire to pursue an academic career centered around a commitment to the ideals of classical liberalism. The author perceives a conflict between these ideals and the real demands of the academic environment. Regarding this conflict as a challenge which academics must address, he offers specific…

This guide to college major fields of study informs users about the array of undergraduate majors and common features of those majors. Following a discussion of how to use the book and essays by actual college students on how they chose a major, the guide describes 151 majors grouped in the following 17 categories: agriculture; architecture and…

Describes a Thanksgiving weekend seminar for high school students sponsored for the last four years by Muskingum College. Information on careers and educational requirements were presented in lectures, panel and small group discussions, and direct informal contact with practicing professionals and medical educators. (JT)