The vocational and educational goals of 418 psychology majors and 1134 non-majors in undergraduate psychology classes at the University of Houston were investigated. Results indicate important discrepancies between majors and non-majors on vocational and educational goals, as well as discrepancies between goals of psychology majors and those of…

The Early Bird Internship Program in Teacher Education at Union University was developed to give the sophomore student a general field orientation to the whole school program prior to the senior student teaching program. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for a beginning course for all prospective teachers taken near the end of the…

Student and academic advisors' thinking toward career decisions was examined according to an analytic-intuitive criterion, emphasizing a distinction between logical-rational thought and a more intuitive, reflexive mode. Results showed that advisors' conception of an ideal career strategy and of sophomore students' actual career orientation was…

The data analyzed in this paper are drawn from a number of past studies dealing with the effects of college selectivity upon undergraduate aspirations. Reexamination of previous studies and secondary analysis of data leads the author to conclude that aspirations and career-field choice should not be treated as interchangeable measures because…

Respondents in a 1969 survey (n=400) of undergraduate men at the University of Michigan were resurveyed as alumni in 1979 (n=215). Former activists were disproportionately employed in human services areas of government and had shifted their main involvement from national to community affairs. (Author/PN)

Examined whether maternal gender-role ideologies and role satisfaction influence daughters' vocational interests. Participants completed a gender-role ideology scale and an identification with parents questionnaire, and reported perceptions of their parents gender-role ideologies and satisfaction. Results from 152 undergraduate students reveal…

Investigated the relationship between client motivation and certainty toward a college major in 80 college undergraduates enrolled in group career counseling. Results do not support hypothesis that clients with high motivation are more certain about their careers. (TE)

Examined contributions of 4 sex-typed socializations to 6 differences in self-efficacy in l0 male- and l0 female-dominated occupations among male (N=78) and female (N=8l) Japanese undergraduates. Found females in male-dominated occupations had lower self-efficacy, felt they had fewer female role models, considered themselves feminine, and had low…

Compared value of several theoretically derived personal (age and gender), educational (class standing and academic performance), and psychological (locus of control and vocational congruence) factors as predictors of undergraduates' (n=337) career maturity. Vocational congruence and academic performance emerged as two most significant predictors.…

Undergraduates completed the Career Factors Inventory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Career Decisions Difficulties Questionnaire to explore the relationship between career indecisiveness and four personality types, lack of career readiness, inadequacy of information, and difficulty in decision making. Results identified lack of career…

In the increasingly complex and competitive global marketplace, many students seek to gain multiple skills and credentials that can aid them in their career goals. One such career strategy weds a general overarching comprehensive degree with a specific and targeted skill set. This paper provides a viable curriculum path for students who seek…

Undergraduate recruitment is a significant activity for all universities. This brief report sets out the results of a survey regarding the course and institutional choices of the 2005-06 entry cohort of bioscience students in four universities. The key findings show that enjoyment of the subject and the wish to learn more are the primary reasons…

This report is intended to give an indication of the variety of careers available to persons with interest and preparation in the mathematical sciences. Each part focuses on a particular class of professions, with necessary training as well as the character of the work and general conditions of employment described. Parts I through V deal with…

The hypothesis tested was that authoritarian personalities prefer the natural sciences (specifically biology and chemistry) and nonauthoritarian personalities choose the social sciences and humanities (specifically, psychology and philosophy). (Author)

This article features the description of a 5-session group experience designed to facilitate exploration of familial influence on career decision making. The authors adapted traditional family genograms to explicate occupational patterns, themes, and values and to examine career choice in relation to influences derived from family experiences. A…