The usefulness of the Vocational Development Inventory as a counseling aid and the effect of post-secondary vocational training on vocational maturity are examined. (MU)

This article finds inadequate career services for gifted and talented students, reviews current research in such areas as multipotentiality and unhealthy perfectionism, identifies areas for further research (i.e., life after college and psychological/emotional issues), and recommends an agenda for change in the nature of career counseling for this…

This study was an effort to understand the phenomenal dearth of black physicians in the United States, particularly in the specialty of ophthalmology, and to determine to what extent practicing ophthalmologists had had exposure to professional career counseling. A questionnaire was sent to a random sample of black ophthalmologists to acquire…

THIS PAPER STATES THAT A GROWING NUMBER OF NONPROFESSIONAL JOBS ARE BEING FILLED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD SPECIALIZED EDUCATION PAST HIGH SCHOOL. RURAL YOUTH ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE IN COMPETITION FOR POST-HIGH SCHOOL TRAINING DUE TO INADEQUATE BACKGROUNDS, OCCUPATIONAL GUIDANCE, BASIC PREPARATORY EDUCATION, AND SPECIALIZED EDUCATION FOR JOB…

The following goals were pursued in this study: (1) to assess selected personal and social adjustment characteristics found among a group of educationally disadvantaged veterans; (2) to identify their perceived personal problems; (3) to assess selected aspects of the life-style characteristics of these veterans; (4) to determine the degree to…

Describes successful creative counseling programs for Blacks and Chicanos in Los Angeles. (Author)

Discusses a universal 2-year national service plan for all American youth, not unlike Federal revenue sharing. (Editor/IR))

The purpose of the 6-year Minnesota Student Characteristics and Occupationally related Education Project (MINI-SCORE) is to identify criteria which are useful to counselors and others in the selection and counseling of post-high school vocational-technical students as they choose specific vocational-technical curriculums. Data were collected on…

The results of scholastic aptitude surveys of freshmen entering Minnesota colleges in Fall 1965 and Fall 1968, most of whom had been tested as high school juniors in the winters of 1964 and 1967 respectively, are presented. Tables show the distribution of ability of students entering various types of Minnesota colleges. (MS)

The Computerized Educational Guidance System (EDGUYD) permits one to narrow post high school educational planning where consideration is given to all 1,448 4-year colleges and universities in the United States. This, to be sure, is a feat no human counselor is capable of without a computer. The Educational Success Index (ESI) is the means used by…

Presents an argument for ending general secondary education of students when the student reaches his sixteenth birthday. Education past sixteen years of age will then continue on a voluntary basis in pre-job or pre-college schools. (SL)

Some high-school athletes with borderline grades and low achievement-test scores are enrolling in small, private preparatory schools in an effort to meet the National Collegiate Athletic Association's academic standards and play sports during their freshman year in college. (MLW)

Describes the development of a taxonomy of student problems seen at university and college counseling centers. Staff counselors at 503 institutions of higher education across the nation were sent a total of four surveys. Results suggest a reasonable taxonomy of problems specific to students might be constructed to encompass frequent and…

This book explores the career transition journey that a typical person undertakes when resolving difficulties with his or her worklife. It is written from the viewpoint of a counselor who has counseled more than 1,700 persons individually and more than 2,000 people in workshops, incorporating their experiences. The book is organized in three…

This description of Richland Community College's Career Resources Library begins by explaining the eight major subdivisions of the collection: (1) job search information, which contains information on employment strategies, interviewing techniques, researching jobs/companies, and resume writing; (2) occupational information, which includes…