Examined the relationship between trait indecisiveness, vocational uncertainty, and interpersonal characteristics in 325 college freshmen who completed the Interpersonal Checklist and Trait Indecisiveness Scale. Limited support for the hypothesized relationship suggests the complex nature of career indecision. (JAC)

Through factor analysis, this study sought to identify common interests undergraduates have in engaging in career planning. Five objectives underlying student interest are identified. Likelihood of achieving these objectives through participation in various career planning activities is assessed. Implications for developing career planning…

The gain for the skills group was significantly greater than the gain for the career orientation group. The results were discussed as support of the effectiveness of teaching career decision-making skills in a classroom context. (Author)

The effect of faculty advisor training on the acquisition of career decision-making skills among first year university students at Memorial University of Newfoundland was studied. The study raises issues concerning the efficacy of faculty advisor involvement in assisting first year students to acquire career decision-making skills. (Author)

Assessed the effectiveness of an established two-credit course in personal-career decision making. Results indicate that experimental participants altered their locus of control toward internality; that they were considerably more articulate than controls in describing career concepts; and that they had taken more action toward resolving their…

The results of an evaluation of a college credit course, "Decision Making for Career Development," indiciated that the course activities made a positive contribution to the measured vocational development of students. Students rated group instruction and personal counselor contacts as important to their progress in the decision-making process.…

This study investigates the relationship between selected characteristics of student judicial board members and a comparison group and their decisions in simulated undergraduate discipline cases. Results showed some individual differences in dogmatism, self-students discrepancy, and moral judgment for the criterion variables of responsibility…

Evaluates and discusses a program to help women returning to school make an adjustment to the college environment. Components of the program are values clarification, decision making, and assertion training. Suggestions are offered for the design and implementation of additional programs. (Author)

Describes the summative evaluation of a course, Career Planning and Decision Making for College (CPDM), developed to help students gain a greater understanding of themselves and to help them acquire career planning and decision-making skills. The evaluation indicated that the CPDM course was important, helpful, and useful to students. (Author/RC)