Examines the evolution of decision making from a position of minor significance to one of primary importance in vocational theory, and considers the effects of this development on counseling and educational practices. (JAC)

A factitious description of the destruction of the United States is given with the blame being placed on the author's theory of vocational choice and its disastrous results. The theory is based on dividing all people into personality types and all occupations into categories, and matching the two groups. (CG)

This article presents an interview with Robert Hoppock in which he discusses how he first became involved with occupational information, he presents his views on some of the happenings in vocational counseling today, and he assesses his own contributions. (HMV)

There is an increasing focus on adult career shifts, and the author describes the need for giving attention to this population through community intervention and through innovative educational-vocational counseling programs designed for this group. She also cites counseling and placement agencies geared especially to women. (Author)

Discusses the use of guided fantasy in vocational counseling as employed in career exploration programs. Presents an example of technique and some examples of some university students' fantasies. Concludes that structured career fantasies do reveal important career choices. (HMV)

An invited critical comment on the Huth review (cg 505 560). The Huth article is considered by the author to be a weak review of the literature with only superficial discussion of issues and no suggested solutions for the problems raised. (Author/JC)

This article explores the practical difficulties encountered in using self-administering, self-scoring, and self-interpreting career guidance instruments with students who have white-collar aspirations and blue-collar histories. After dramatizing and summarizing the problems, the author describes a model for successful use of one such…

Explains how to make a presentation concerning career opportunities that is both informative and interesting with minimal equipment and time. (HV)

In this article the authors identify four conceptions of career education. They then present a conceptual framework for career development programs which has grown out of programmatic research that the authors have carried out over the past five years. (Author)

Vocational interest inventories such as the SVIB are inherently appealing to women who seek career counseling. How useful they are to the counselor is another question. This article reviews studies employing the SVIB-W conducted during the past decade. The results indicate that information gained from this inventory is of minimal use in counseling…

Report of how one campus placement service utilized a newsletter to give students ready access to career planning information. (JC)

The author suggests that mature women seek life styles that can provide integration, structure, meaning, and the opportunity for growth and creativity. Traditional career theories don't fit, but a life style counseling concept does. (Author)

Suggests the discrepancy between a counselor's intentions and expectations and level of cognitive development of clients makes delivery of career planning services difficult. The "Puzzling Your Career" approach identifies and reconciles these discrepancies. Presents the total approach through the concepts of self- responsibility and…