Article content and author characteristics were analysed in the articles published in the "British Journal of Guidance and Counselling" (BJGC) from 2000-2019 to determine trends over time. The "BJGC" publishes more total articles and guidance and counselling research articles annually than any other guidance and counselling…

This study explored cultural and gender differences in career decision-making difficulties (CDMD) experienced by 109 British and 86 Chinese international university students, and the impact of cross-cultural adjustment on the CDMD of Chinese international students. Results showed no significant cultural differences in overall CDMD, and that the…

Suggestions are offered for improving the career guidance of British secondary school leavers. (LY)

Significant structural changes in employment in Britain are affecting career development. The Careers Service will be altered by demographic changes and increased need for adult guidance, especially for women, minorities, and long-term unemployed persons. (SK)

Examines the failure of the youth employment service and occupational guidance in the secondary schools of Great Britain. (SB)

Interviews with six directors of career advisory services in British universities showed that (1) individual effort rather than service policy was responsible for most provision of career information; (2) career information seemed isolated from other counseling activities; (3) shortcomings appeared in facilities, information technology, and career…

Describes the development of a practice-based methodology for researching "career" in constructive and critical terms. Suggests that career theories continue to be confounded by the dualism of human agency and social structure. Provides a detailed exposition of metaphor as a paradigm for practice-based research based on a synthesis of…

Examined how career officers view interviewing, the factors that lead them to vary their interview style, and how they modify their approach with experience. Results indicate that career officers adapted their interview styles largely in response to client needs. A training course produced a limited but enduring effect on interview style. (RJM)

Adults requesting information on educational courses are often in effect seeking guidance on more complex employment problems and need help with thinking out a career change. Describes the work of the local Careers Service and how they can provide both industrial and educational gudance to adults. (MF)

Outlines some ways in which schools in different countries have incorporated career guidance in their curriculum. Uses a conceptual model to examine the changing role of career guidance in Great Britain. Explores implications of this model. Makes comments on the impact of world economics crises and of various sociopolitical aims on careers…

When large segments of the population need to be educated, social pressures come into play, aspirations are raised, and some mechanisms or ideology must exist to direct individuals to appropriate kinds of education. French, British, Soviet, and American systems for differentiation and selection are compared in this context. (MSE)

This document on Courses of Pre-Vocational Education (CPVE) in Great Britain includes two parts and two appendices. Part 1 provides the basic principles of prevocational education, particularly as they are included in the CPVE framework. It discusses the background of CPVE, including prevocational education, the CPVE framework, what and how…

Reviews studies investigating how, when, and why doctors had made their career decisions. Reports on a preliminary questionnaire given to medical students concerning their career decisions. Argues for medical schools to assist students with such decisions, calling on medical teachers to be tutors and mentors in this regard. (TW)

Published in Britain for use by counselors and placement officials, the book offers a systematic attack on occupational placement problems of the prelingually deaf. The system is based on a vocational guidance profile, which is developed from intelligence and achievement test scores. The vocational guidance profile is explained, and occupational…