This study explores how American study abroad participants make educational and career choices after their return, drawing on career identity development as a theoretical lens. With 37 individual interviews from the SAGE project, the findings show that study abroad participants developed their career identity, and thereby made relevant decisions…

This paper presents a case study analysing a rural health career ladder program's (HCL) influence on students' career aspirations toward health care fields. Rural students enrolled in a career ladder program were interviewed to assess the effectiveness of early experience on career choice. Although limited to one institution, the findings shed…

Background: Women (along with minority ethnic and low-income communities) remain underrepresented in engineering, despite a 30-year history of research and equality legislation. Compared with the United States and other European Union countries, this underrepresentation is particularly pronounced in the United Kingdom. While existing literature…

Previous research suggests that racial and ethnic disparities in postsecondary STEM outcomes are rooted much earlier in the educational pipeline. One possible remedy to these disparities is participation in early STEM enrichment programs. We examine the impact of MESA, which is an early program that targets socioeconomically disadvantaged…

The rapid population growth of under-represented minority groups and the continued under-utilisation of women mean that future growth in the domestic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce is linked to greater diversity. Subject-matter mastery is important but insufficient for a student to pursue a STEM profession --…

Two faculty members developed and implemented a successful, holistic, goal-oriented peer-mentoring project for two years at a midsize, urban university to enhance student success and retention. In year one, 12 juniors and seniors mentored 34 freshmen and sophomores; in year two, 14 upperclassmen mentored 40 underclassmen. A grounded theory…

The development and initial testing of two computer programs designed to assist in the process of vocational choice are described. The programs are interactive and are complementary to one another. (Author/JKS)

Describes an experimental course in career development at a New York high school designed to increase girl's awareness of their potential opportunities. (Author)

Describes two career decision-making programs. One enrolls students in a professional curriculum and in an independent study course in which the student reads about careers and interviews people off campus. The other involves a contract method to allow students in a school-without-walls to train for and explore specific careers. (SE)

Outlines the response of a religious community to the needs of nuns who are increasingly being asked to decide their own work roles. Presents a theological premise along with an overview of the System for Identifying Motivated Abilities. Feedback on the workshops has been positive. (Author/JAC)

A study was conducted primarily to determine the impact of low-cost, replicable procedures for increasing exploration of and preference for careers in science and technology on the part of high school females with potential for such careers. Three-hundred and ninty ninth-grade females with above average academic ability were randomly assigned to…

This document consists of all 26 issues of Volume 9 of "The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education," a biweekly journal that addresses issues in higher education for Hispanic Americans. Each issue contains several feature articles, a policy update column called "Outlook on Washington," a description of an exemplary program, and a…

A program to develop career aspirations in middle school students has been implemented in the Philadelphia Public Schools and is entitled "Give Our Children Room to Grow." It utilizes a series of teacher guided projects; dialogues with resource persons from industry, business, and upper schools; field trips; pupil created projects; and…

This document consists of all 26 issues of Volume 10 of "The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education," a biweekly journal that addresses issues in higher education for Hispanic Americans. Each issue contains several feature articles, a policy update column called "Outlook on Washington," a description of an exemplary program, and…

The hypothesis that actual physical involvement (hands-on experience) with the work of a craft will influence the occupational goals of students was tested. The subjects were 2,921 ninth-grade students in Connecticut who were enrolled during 1974-1975 in sixteen area vocational-technical schools which offer Trade and Industrial occupational…