Describes the Career Transitions Inventory, which is designed to assess psychological resources and barriers. Discusses scale construction, theoretical base, reliability and validity, and interpretation for adults in career transition. (SK)

Many teachers and human service workers are 40-50 years of age and this paper explores the formative influences, and the developmental characteristics, of workers who are presently middle-aged. This leads onto an examination of the importance of relationships and work to mid-lifers. In the concluding section of the paper, there is some…

Using a nationwide sample of 2656 eighteen- to twenty-nine-year-olds, the first part of the present study addressed the question of how non-traditional as compared to traditional living arrangements related to young people's self-perception of being either adolescent or adult. Being in a romantic relationship increased the likelihood of feeling…

University graduate-level programs are striving to address needs for community college leaders. One way they are doing this is by strengthening their graduate programs with relevant community college courses. Increasingly, however, community college presidents are being invited to join universities in professorial roles. These new graduate faculty…

This document consists of the fifth, sixth, and seventh sections of a book of readings on issues related to adult career development. The two chapters in the fifth section deal with training programs for adult career counselors. "The New Career Development Professional: A Training Model" (Florence Lewis and Janice Chiappone) examines changes that…

The authors describe what they call a new breed of worker, the quester, who makes significant career changes easily and often with much success. They discuss the theory behind "questing" and place questers in contemporary society. Implications of this new breed are explored. (CH)

Surveyed 656 widows over age 50 about changes in working caused by widowhood. Almost one-third were employed when their husbands died; another one in six took jobs. Widows reported problems in locating employment, and findings suggested work is not a universally appropriate adaptive strategy. (JAC)

Points out that retirement planning seminars often are designed to impart the economic and pragmatic aspects while neglecting feelings that accompany this and other major life transitions. Indicates that consideration must be given to the social and psychological implications of retirement. (JOW)

Examines phenomena of mid-career dissatisfaction and presents ideas to overcome dissatisfaction from Daniel Nagy, executive director of placement at the University of Pittsburgh's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. Discusses need to identify sources of dissatisfaction and explores options to make one's career more rewarding. (NB)

Used qualitative research design to apply role exit theory to adult women students (n=221) undergoing life transition. Findings suggest that role of student for these women is transitional one. Student role appeared to be bridge to new role and women used it to complete role exit process or to bring closure and deal with respective life…

Data gathered from 290 Canadian women in the survey phase of a multimethod, multistage project allowed the development of a descriptive profile of factors associated with midlife women's choice-making process. Data support an active, autonomous, collaborative, and skillful choice-making profile. (Author)

Uses the idea of careers as a frame with which to view the transitions confronting aging baby boomers and considers forces shaping careers, the hidden assumptions in the career metaphor, and the dilemmas affecting the future of work, community, and family. (Author/JOW)

A Jungian framework elaborated by Levinson et al. with four polarities (young/old, masculine/feminine, destruction/creation, attachment/separateness) is used to analyze a case study of a woman experiencing midlife career transition crisis. It is suggested that Levinson et al.'s framework can be usefully applied to women as well as men. (SK)

As the population ages and more older workers remain in the work force, counselors can assist clients and their families by using the Active Living Model, which involves transitions education, life planning, and renewal strategies. (SK)

The trend in career portfolio use is merging with the trend toward self-assessment. Portfolios can assist individuals in midlife transitions by enabling life review and redirection. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)