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Flanagan, John C. – 1971
This sample national survey compares results for students in the eleventh grade in 1970 to the Project TALENT national survey of high school students conducted in 1960. Several important conclusions resulted from this survey: 1) there has been little improvement in reading skills in the first eleven years of schooling; 2) guidance programs appear…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Dudley, Gordon A.; Tiedeman, David V. – 1977
The Harvard Studies in Career Development (1949-1971) are reviewed in this volume to provide students and professionals with a comprehensive survey and analysis of these studies and to provide a primary source document for theory and research in the field of career development. The volume is organized in four major sections, preceded by an…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education
Astin, Helen S.; And Others – 1976
A study was undertaken to identify the kinds and extent of sex discrimination in access to postsecondary education. The study examined: (1) the participation of women in educational activities (secondary schools and postsecondary collegiate and noncollegiate institutions); (2) the effect of differential socialization and socioeconomic status on…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Affirmative Action, Aspiration
Dube, W. F. – 1977
The characteristics of selected U.S. citizens studying medicine abroad have been considered in this study from the perspective of their academic levels and their demographic origins. From these viewpoints, a definite profile emerges of the average student who was sponsored for Part 1 of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) tests by the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Admission (School), Advanced Placement

Sampson, Shirly N. – Australian Journal of Education, 1987
A study investigated attitudes toward promotion among male and female teachers in Australia's public schools. A survey gathered information on teacher qualifications and experience, promotion-related behavior and attitudes, involvement in union activity, family commitments, and perceptions of support or discrimination in the promotion of women.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Elementary Secondary Education

Friesen, David – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1983
Study investigated changes in urban Alberta high school student plans/aspirations between 1969 (12,951)/1982 (2,285 students). Analyzing boys and girls separately indicated more 1981 girls planned postsecondary education. More 1981 students planned postsecondary education, but schools placed fewer students in college preparation programs in 1981…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Career Choice, College Bound Students, College Preparation
Hart, Peter D. – 2003
This report details findings of the eighth annual (2003-2004) national survey of the attitudes and plans of American adolescents. Participating in the telephone survey was a nationally representative sample of 1,003 students aged 13 to 18, in ninth through twelfth grade. The report summarizes findings "at a glance" and discusses findings…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Attitude Change, Career Choice
Moon, Bob, Ed.; Vlasceanu, Lazar, Ed.; Barrows, Leland Conley, Ed. – 2003
These 15 papers include: (1) "Current Models and New Developments in Teacher Education in Austria" (Michael Schratz and Paul Josef Resinger); (2) "Teacher Education in Canada: Renewing Scholarly, Pedagogical, and Organizational Practices" (Therese LaFerriere, Nancy Sheehan, and Tom Russell); (3) "Current Models and New…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Policy
Kerka, Sandra – 2003
Career development theories and approaches have been criticized for lack of applicability to diverse populations. Traditional career development theories and models assume that: everyone has a free choice among careers; career development is a linear, progressive, rational process; and individualism, autonomy and centrality of work are universal…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development
Payne, Joan; Cheng, Yuan; Witherspoon, Sharon – 1996
This book describes the experiences of a series of five nationally representative cohorts of young people reaching school-leaving age between 1986 and 1993 who were surveyed as part of the continuing England and Wales Youth Cohort Study. The cohort study charts the path taken by young people over the first 3 years after compulsory education. Part…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Decision Making, Educational Certificates
Gee, Mary Kay – 1997
The College of Lake County's 3-year National Workplace Literacy Program (1994-1997) contributed to economic development by meeting companies' changing educational and production needs as they fluctuated and met new challenges for global marketing and improvement. It assessed 883 employees at 8 business sites with customized assessment tools and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Career Choice
Cromer, Janis L. – 1997
This report compares results from the 1997 national study of the current attitudes of American teenagers with similar 1974, 1983, and 1996 surveys. Participating were 334 students between 14 and 18 years of age, from households representative of the national population in geographic distribution, population density, household size, age of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Aspiration, Attitude Change
Eisenberg, Susan – 1998
This book consists of the personal narratives of 14 women who discussed their experiences as construction workers in interviews that were conducted between November 1991 and April 1994. The information provided by the women is organized thematically, beginning with their decision to enter the construction industry. Special attention is paid to the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Blacks, Building Trades, Career Choice
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 2000
This packet consists of 11 learning activities for middle school students related to the 12 key topics in Ohio's Individual Career Plan (ICP) process. The activities focus on workplaces and careers; tools of the trade (list occupations in which tools are used); it's my job (skills necessary for a pictured job, reasons the worker might lose his/her…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Comics (Publications), Decision Making
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2000
Developed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET) team, the O*NET[TM] Career Exploration Tools (Version 3.0) consist of three main parts: (1) the Interest Profiler; (2) the Work Importance Locator; and (3) the O*NET[TM] Occupations Combined List. The Interest Profiler is a self-assessment career exploration tool…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration