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May, Josephine – History of Education, 2020
Between 1870 and 1940, 25 white, middle-class, Australian-born women studied at Girton and Newnham Colleges in Cambridge. This article presents their biographical data, and includes all those listed as Australian-born in Volume 1 of the Girton Register and in the "Newnham College Roll" for the period under review. The article examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Females, Student Characteristics
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Robertson, Peter J. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2018
Positive psychology has been an influential movement within psychology in the early years of the twenty-first century. It is now timely to assess the value of its contribution to career education and guidance. This paper provides a critique of this perspective. Positive psychology can enrich approaches to career development. It can provide a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Positive Attitudes, Psychology, Career Education
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American Psychologist, 2009
Ahmad R. Hariri, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, is cited for pioneering contributions to understanding the neurobiological mechanisms driving individual differences in complex behavior traits. Hariri has integrated molecular genetics, neuropharmacology, neuroimaging, and psychology in…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Individual Differences, Genetics, Psychology
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Hartung, P. J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2009
South African institutions of higher education seek to innovate their practices to more inclusively, effectively, and justly serve the needs of a diverse student population. Career counselling shares in this aim in an age of ever-widening globalization and burgeoning information technology. Counsellors around the globe must increasingly move to…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Constructivism (Learning), Higher Education, Social Class
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American Psychologist, 2009
Robert E. Ployhart, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, is cited for innovative work in examining reactions to staffing practices and efforts to enhance the acceptability of recruitment and staffing practices; for exemplary use of applied statistical models in examining multilevel effects…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Personnel Selection, Psychology, Profiles
Heim, Kathleen M.; Estabrook, Leigh S. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Discusses general reasons why career patterns should be considered by library administrators, presents the findings of the Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) study, and makes recommendations for library administrators concerning personnel policies as they are affected by an understanding of career variables. Included are 19…
Descriptors: Career Development, Careers, Family Influence, Females
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Pace, Diana; Merkle, H. Bart – NASPA Journal, 1991
Describes the Theme Months concept implemented at Grand Valley State University to coordinate the delivery of educational programs for students. Concept incorporates health issues (sexuality, alcohol and drugs, and wellness) and several other topics (career development, academic skills, and respect for individual differences) into a student life…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Career Development, College Students, Drug Education