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Nichols, Mildred, T.; McDaniels, Carl; Knobloch, Mary Anne; Watts, Gale A.; Landon-Moore, Mary; Andreas, Caesar – 1994
This document, which is intended for staff of state occupational information coordinating committees (SOICCs) and career information delivery systems (CIDS), examines the pros and cons of career information hotlines and their use in selected states. "Foreword--Career Information on Call" (Juliette N. Lester) provides a brief overview of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education
Martino, John; Holden, Sue; Demediuk, Tess – 2001
A research study was conducted to identify barriers to enrollment in and expansion of apprenticeships and traineeships in the western region of Melbourne, Australia. Data were collected through conducting six focus groups (a total of 180 tenth- and twelfth-grade students) from six schools in three Local Government Areas; surveying 400 local…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., Alexandria, VA. – 2000
This report compares the thoughts and opinions of 106 National Scholars recognized by the Horatio Alger Association with those of a national sample of 2,250 adolescents 14 to 18 years old. The report summarizes findings "at a glance" in 11 categories: (1) schools; (2) student environment; (3) courses important for future success; (4) attitudes;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Aspiration, Attitude Change

Villanueva, Augusta M.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1995
Three Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) surveys are analyzed. One investigated 104 MCP graduating seniors' perceptions of their medical education and specialty and residency choices. The second asked 40 residency program directors in 4 specialties about resident selection criteria. The third had 30 physician employers identify desirable…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admission Criteria, Career Choice, Curriculum Design
Sutherland, Margaret B. – Prospects, 1991
Discusses the status of women's education throughout the world. Describes an increased access to education, progress through legislation, and women's studies. Emphasizes the concentration of women in education in the lower grades and teaching roles rather than in higher education or top administrative levels. Addresses problems such as sex role,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Career Choice, Civil Rights Legislation
Witthuhn, Burton O.; And Others – 1997
This book, in a question-and-answer format, poses and discusses 50 questions that high school students who intend to go to college and their parents might ask about preparing for college. Its aim is to help students clarify their goals in applying to college and develop strategies for a college-entry plan. Students are encouraged first to ask what…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students
Day, Michael Andrew; Luzzo, Darrell Anthony – 1997
A study evaluated the effects of Strong Interest Inventory (SII) completion and participation in a theoretically based model of SII feedback/interpretation on the social cognitive career beliefs of 99 first-year students at a southwestern university. The Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale--Short Form (CDMSES-SF) measured each participant's…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Beliefs, Career Choice, Career Counseling

Kincaid, Rick, Ed. – 1996
Thirteen chapters address issues concerning college student employment including the impact of student employment, research on student employment, and making student employment more productive. Chapters include: (1) "Encouraging Student Development Through Student Employment" (Arthur W. Chickering and others); (2) "Career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Freshmen, College Students
Grefsheim, Lianne; And Others – 1991
This 72-hour curriculum is designed to meet the needs of single parents and displaced homemakers who are in the process of planning a career that will enable them to be economically self-sufficient. Nontraditional career exploration and sex-role stereotyping in career choices are addressed in the curriculum, which is based on the Adult Career…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
Bayne, G. Keith; Gerber, R. Anne – 1990
The content and activities of the nontraditional component of single parent/homemaker projects across Kentucky was perceived by past participants as not being as helpful as other parts. The study determined whether barriers to nontraditional occupations were valid for Kentucky, identified new barriers, identified components of previous projects,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Choice, Cultural Influences, Displaced Homemakers
Alaska State Dept. of Labor, Juneau. – 1993
This booklet is intended to provide useful information to students and others in the process of making career choices or seeking satisfying employment. The first half of the booklet covers various aspects of the career choice/job search processes. Included among the topics discussed are the following: self-assessment of career planning knowledge,…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Career Choice, Economic Climate, Education Work Relationship
Thorndike-Christ, Tracy – 1991
The relationship of attitudes toward mathematics to mathematics performance, gender, mathematics course-taking plans, and career interests were investigated. Students enrolled in public middle and high school mathematics courses (722 male, 794 female) served as subjects. The Fennema-Sherman Math Attitude scales were used to measure attitudes…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Career Choice
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Applied Technology Education Services. – 1993
This guide includes materials for a 1-year course in technology, life, and careers (TLC) that has been established as the core requirement in applied technology education for Utah junior high/middle school students. Presented first are 18 orientation activities that are designed to give students knowledge of themselves and the ability to apply…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice, Career Guidance
King-Fitch, Catherine C. – 1983
This module, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on a specific skill that vocational educators need to serve students with special/exceptional needs. The purpose of the module is to enable teachers to assist exceptional students in developing self awareness, career awareness, and decision-making skills…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning
Greenville Technical Coll., SC. – 1990
Project TEAM (Technical Education Advancement Modules), a cooperative demonstration program for high technology training, created an introductory technical training program for unemployed, underemployed, and existing industrial employees needing upgrading and a consumer education package emphasizing the benefits of technical training. The…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development