This article is a review of the 21st century literature on faculty development in American higher education. After briefly summarizing the history of faculty development and current trends, the majority of the article is written as advice to faculty developers synthesized into the following broad themes: (a) options for structure and offerings,…

The results of this study argue that communication, and specifically oral communication education, is critical to students' future personal and professional success. Similar to two earlier studies, thematic analysis of 679 documents in academic and popular press publications, published from 2008 to 2015, provide support for the centrality of the…

This paper was written in 2018 by NCWD/Youth [National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth] to inform the development of the Guideposts for Success 2.0, an update to the original Guideposts for Success published in 2005. Since it was created in 2005, the Guideposts for Success has become nationally recognized as a valuable…

A review of the 2009 career counseling and development literature indicates that the field remains vital, vibrant, valid, and viable precisely 100 years after its founding. Using the field's 4 fundamental traditions of person-environment fit, life-span development, social cognition, and constructivism-social constructionism as lenses for…

Five proposals are made for incorporating a work-play perspective in career development research: (1) fuse work and play conceptually over the life course; (2) imbue developmental career theory with a work-play fusion; (3) study work and play across the life span; (4) investigate work and play within the life space; and (5) consider a work-play…

A literature review found some evidence of the effects of career development programs on recidivism. Interviews with prison psychologists and educators identified current programs that target career issues and take into account the unique characteristics of prisoners and the types of interventions that work with them. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

Considers several avenues for stimulating study of the contextual aspects of career behavior. Reviews literature covering career barriers, a conceptually relevant construct, from the perspective of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT); advocates for the study of contextual supports as well as barriers; and proposes additional context-focused…

Notes how some of the author's reading experiences influenced his ideas as an individual and his concerns as a reading professional. (JT)

This review of representative research in cooperative education related to student benefits finds that outcomes can be clustered in three categories: career development, career progress, and personal growth. Variables discussed explore co-op's relationship to each category. (58 references) (JOW)

Discusses the articles in this journal's special section "Adolescent Career Development in Social Context." Identifies common and integrative themes and discusses the theoretical frameworks provided by life-span career development relational perspectives as possible means of integrating some of the findings. Indicates how the findings can inform…

Presents a broad view with which to survey theory, research, and practice in career exploration. Looks at contributions to career adaptability and applies the "life-career rainbow" to current areas of ambiguity in the career exploration literature. Discusses the theoretical implications of a context-rich view and suggests counseling…

Uses the lifespan, life-space model to examine the definition of adaptive decision making. Reviews the existing definition of adaptive decision making as "rational" decision making and offers alternate perspectives on decision making with an emphasis on the implications of using the model. Makes suggestions for future theory, research,…

Suggests that counselors need to integrate personality and decision-making style into research on career maturity as well as give more than a passing nod to developmental theory. Variance in individual career development accounted for by context and change may be so great that longitudinal research on individuals may not be worthwhile. (Author/MKA)

Presents a literature review which confirms the positive benefits of higher education for knowledge acquisition, and for intellectual, social, personal, and career development. (JAC)

Recounts how three publications influenced the career of a reading specialist. (JT)