This exploratory qualitative study examined factors that could influence the educational and career decision-making of the senior students in the Northern part of Vietnam. The researcher was interested in the students and their parents' perceptions of the contextual factors, gender, individual factors, and the challenges that contribute to the…

Gender equity initiatives in education have been launched in the state of Vermont in an attempt to level the playing field in gender-specific programs, but when it's all said and done, the question on the progress in career and technical education still remains. This article shares personal experiences of two students at Vermont's Stafford…

Some 1,005 eleventh-grade students in three high schools were administered the Career Choice Questionnaire, the Occupational Orientation Inventory, and the Edwards Personality Preference Schedule. The responses to the questionnaire were tabulated and the distribution of scores on the occupational attitudes and personality needs inventory were…

Vocational education should (1) focus on vocational roles in a variety of settings; (2) recognize that individuals have several simultaneous vocations; (3) advocate that the selection of vocations and behavior in vocations be guided by ethical principles; and (4) inform that vocations should give meaning to life. (JOW)

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Findings suggest that persistence in an occupational curriculum, even one which is consistent with the measured interests of the individual, may not be rewarding for women students. (Author)

Course completion and student satisfaction is likely to be influenced by how realistic the expectations of students are when they enrol. This report explores the idea that students' expectations would be more realistic if students have well developed career management competencies. Appended are: (1) Participant Information and Interview Protocol;…

EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ALTERNATIVES OPEN TO FARM BOYS AND GIRLS, THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR JOB CHOICE, THE EFFECTS OF THEIR CHOICES ON THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE, AND WAYS OF IMPROVING THEIR CHOICES ARE DISCUSSED. INFORMATION IS BASED ON PERTINENT LITERATURE IN THE FIELD. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE IS SUCH THAT THE MORE…

THE PURPOSE WAS TO EXAMINE THE RELATIVE INFLUENCE OF A NUMBER OF FACTORS MOTIVATING PERSONS TO ENTER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF (1) 72 FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY ON MAY 1965 AND (2) 15 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM THE…

It is the responsibility of all vocational educators to help students make career decisions and to see that career education provides the student a genuine choice based on his/her interests, possibilities, and probabilities. (AG)

In this interview, Holland shares his views on how the SDS (Self Directed Search) was developed, on the strengths and weaknesses of his theory, and on how to provide vocational counseling efficiently. He also outlines his hopes for the future. (Author)

Offering first-rate entrepreneurial skill development will require new program designs, increased options, and less focus on traditional structures. Entrepreneurship education should be offered as a career option and should be taught only to those who are intellectually, emotionally, and functionally ready. (JOW)

This paper highlights on-going concern in Australia about the contested terrain of skills shortages, particularly as they apply to traditional trades. The paper reports on a school-based study of student career choice that was undertaken for the federal government to inform its deliberations. Drawing on the study, the paper examines key issues…

Both program and facilities are described in this report of a one-year old technical school in Framingham, Massachusetts, designed to give high school students a choice of preparing either for immediate employment or further training by offering college preparatory courses as well as wage-earning programs. (Author)