Given the size of the adult student population and the student affairs focus on career development in traditional age students, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore career development and the vocational self-concept (VSC) in 48 California community college welfare-to-work students. Findings suggest the importance of congruence…

A chapter from the forthcoming book, "Practitioners' Guide to Education for Working Adults," describes a year-long study to explore the low utilization of tuition aid plans in three unionized companies. The research has shown that the use of tuition aid programs is in inverse ratio to need. Workers who tend to utilize tuition aid are those who…

This paper discusses what type, if any, of additional education employees might need for career advancement, and how to obtain that education if it is deemed necessary. Information provided includes the following: questions to ask of college admissions offices, transferring credits, checking out employer educational benefits, determining financial…