Two land-grant universities cooperated with the Extension Service and the National Agricultural Library to identify the knowledge and research base of Extension 4-H Youth Development education and to abstract/compile the foundation materials to strengthen research-based 4-H youth development education throughout the United States. The resources…

Links the works of William Perry and of Carol Gilligan in a discussion of the need to consider differences between men and women in their patterns of intellectual development. Considers the need to examine gender differences especially as they relate to career decision making. (NB)

Describes Super's construct of role salience and recent literature on gender issues in multiple roles that supports wisdom of his basic ideas. Notes that gender influences how individuals perceive various roles, role priorities and involvement over time, and role juggling during adulthood. Reminds counselors to explore clients' own life meanings…

This article analyzes the major theories of adult lifespan development, reviews some related research into the influence of various stages of development on job and organizational satisfaction, and identifies some important issues that the adult life cycle raises for public administrators and managers. (Author/CT)

Investigated the midcareer crisis and examined sex differences distinguishing midcareer changers (N=134). The results revealed that individuals who changed careers scored significantly higher on identity achievement and affiliation, and there was a significant positive correlation between identity achievement and self-concept. No sex differences…

Vocational aspirations were investigated in a sample of 282 children between the ages of three and six. Results indicate that the pattern of vocational projection differs for males and females and that females undergo occupational foreclosure earlier than their male peers. (Author)

Compared freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior majors in the same academic discipline for differences in My Vocational Situation (MVS) scores. The MVS was effective in measuring developmental changes in vocational identity and perceived need for occupational information among the students. Women reported higher occupational information needs…

A survey of 143 graduates of the University of Central Lancashire found that (1) most tended to rate the importance of certain skills higher than their own abilities in those areas; (2) they felt least prepared in information technology; (3) women rated most skills as more important than men did; and (4) men and women needed to rate themselves…

This book presents the efforts of a number of researchers to understand the development of diverse groups of adolescent girls by focusing on the experience of low-income adolescent girls on their own terms, and usually in their own voices. In some chapters, girls are the sole focus of discussion, and in others, boys and girls are discussed in…

Examines the patterns of career entry, career development, and future career plans of college admissions officers. Particular attention is given to the career patterns of women and minorities in admissions, since these groups are substantially underrepresented at the level of director, and the importance directors assign to their financial…

Examines how career development and psychological separation from parents relates to identity development. Career development variables predicted degree of identity exploration and identity commitment for both men and women. Women scored lower on functional and emotional independence, suggesting that they viewed themselves as being less…

A cross-sectional study of 1,099 high school students using the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identify Status showed a developmental progression of vocational identity. Ideological, religious, life-style, and political identity domains were related to but lagged behind vocational identity development. (SK)

A survey received 1,608 responses from 2,150 employees of a Canadian professional services firm. Women and men reported similar opportunities for on-the-job development and continuous learning, but women were less satisfied and more prone to turnover, suggesting that career development opportunities translate to more challenging work or promotions…

Investigated the relationships between gender, disability, and career maturity. A multivariate analysis of variance (N=180) yielded a significant main effect for gender, no significant effect for disability, and no significant interaction effect. Females demonstrated higher levels of overall career maturity and career knowledge, including decision…

To identify the perceived counseling and guidance needs of students as expressed by students, teachers, and administrators, a project was conducted to develop and field-test a set of needs appraisal instruments which would objectively determine the counseling and guidance needs for elementary, junior high, and secondary schools in Louisiana and…