This position paper on quality career guidance programs outlines basic assumptions, guidelines, a comprehensive program development model, and recommended uses. Highlights of the program development model include management questions, information, and program standards. This represents NVGA/AVA Guidance Divisions efforts to establish standards for…

Describes one career services professional's use of self-produced videos to move students into career exploration and to provide career counseling to a large number of students while dealing with a hectic work schedule and a limited budget. Describes a model program one year after its implementation and reflects on the effectiveness of the…

Surveys careers in working with animals and gives suggestions for use of this topic in the classroom. Activities involve identifying reasons for choosing any career, careers involving animals (traditional and nontraditional), community personnel, and pros and cons of animal careers. Two student activity sheets are included for duplicating. (DH)

Discusses the use of career self-efficacy theory in counseling individuals having low career-related self-efficacy. Begins by presenting diagram of Bandura's model of perceived self-efficacy and then goes on to discuss its implications for counseling. Focuses on how society may alter women's career choices and women's socialization in relation to…

Focuses on need to acknowledge and address career myths among Native-American students. Discusses factors influencing these career myths including limited research on Native Americans' needs, continuation of Native-American stereotypes, and Native-American youth's lack of career awareness. Suggests three basic implications derived from rationales…

Presents fourth in series of articles about difficult counseling problems for career counselors. Focuses on young adults in career transition, underscoring their needs for self-understanding. Considers underlying causes of floundering behavior and reasons that propel clients to retreat to career and psychological moratorium. Notes resource for…

The authors (1) discuss the possibility of being somewhat culture-free to distinguish between common and personal knowledge, (2) introduce Lifecareer philosophy and theory, (3) discuss changes that are radically altering occupational fields, (4) advocate a change of perspective in decision making, and (5) suggest ideas for counseling practice. (CH)

Describes a project aimed at developing an understanding of industry in students. Includes a description of the historical development of the project, its basic organizational and pedagogical principles, and its current areas of interest. Provides examples of school-industry learning experiences. (TW)

Career development of creatively gifted adults consists of three tasks: (1) dealing with career decision problems, (2) finding training and support, and (3) maintaining productivity. Counselors can help clients face these tasks by emphasizing values in decision making, keeping abreast of innovations, and identifying and treating productivity…

This resource guide for new student affairs professionals reflects on the socialization process experienced by new staff members and offers senior student affairs staff members and graduate preparation program faculty insights to assist them in designing programs for preservice students and new full-time staff appointees. "The New Professional"…

This report presents findings of a Florida task force that focused on the integration of career, technology, and economic concepts into the academic curriculum. It contains the mission statement for the public school experience, lists student outcomes to be assessed at high school graduation, and defines career development and economic,…

Two of four articles address careers of rare books librarians and rare book librarianship in university, college, and public libraries, and consider stereotyping and new directions for the profession. Two additional articles consider trends in university libraries and describe special collection departments at Mills College and the Chicago Public…

Discusses implications for career counseling of men and women in nontraditional occupations. Reviews two studies on occupational innovators which suggested that nontraditional employees described themselves as less sex typed than others. Discusses implications for career counseling with adolescents. (JAC)

Details five career guidance activities designed to capture the interest of elementary school children. Attempts to make Holland's six personality types and occupational groups interesting and fun for children. Offers stimulus statements and questions for productive group discussion and interaction. Describes use of family members in homework…

The purpose of this book is to suggest ways in which vocational and career guidance counselors and program planners in education, training, and counseling programs can provide disadvantaged, out-of-school youth with reliable, up-to-date information about the job market. Much of what is presented here relates to strategies and products developed…