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Peer reviewedReardon, Robert C.; Lenz, Janet G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1999
Career assessment activities in the Self-Directed Search and constructs in Holland's theory increase understanding of an individual's personal career theory (PCT). The PCT provides information about a person's readiness for career decision making and the types of career interventions that might be effective. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Decision Making, Occupational Information, Personality Theories
Peer reviewedConneran, J. Mark; Hartman, Bruce W. – Journal of Career Development, 1993
Data from 112 of 126 twelfth-grade vocational students who completed Career Decision Scale, My Vocational Situation, and Self-Directed Search showed that chronically career undecided students had lower levels of congruence and vocational identity. Such students may need a more psychotherapeutic approach to career counseling. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Concurrent Validity, Decision Making, High School Students
