A pilot ethnographic study of Puerto Rican male college students found a powerful connection between family, community, and self-concept as mediators in the development of a personal concept of career for the participants and for their subsequent career development and decision-making processes. Implications for the counseling process are…

A culturally relevant career development needs assessment survey was administered to 227 international college students. Factor analysis indicates that the participants' vocational needs centered on obtaining work experience, overcoming interview barriers, and developing job search skills. Overall, the vocational needs of international students…

Identified nine values (achievement of financial wealth, prestige for family, prestige/status for self, self-fulfillment, balance between career and family, balance between career and leisure, balance between career and religious/civic activities, opportunity to change character of profession, and opportunity to work with others similar to self)…

Examined impact of Medical Education Preparatory Program, structured career planning program, on career maturity scores of 61 African-American premedical students as measured by Medical Career Development Inventory (MCDI). Results revealed significant increases in career development levels, as measured by MCDI, of African-American students after…

Evaluated role of perceived barriers in college students' career development from cross-cultural perspective. College students (n=375) from five ethnic groups (African American, Hispanic, Caucasian American, Filipino, and Asian American) indicated barriers to their past and future career development. Found significant ethnic differences in types…

Examines racial identity, African self-consciousness, and career decidedness in 212 African-American college women. Comparisons were made between senior and first-year students at a historically Black and a predominantly White university. Findings indicate that seniors at both institutions had higher levels of racial identity than did freshmen.…

Explored Holland's congruency construct and effect of sex and race on Self-Directed Search response patterns in 29 black and 31 white undergraduates or postgraduate students enrolled in a Medical Education Preparatory Program. Results clearly support congruency of sample's code with the criterion code of Holland's sample, providing support for…

This study of Asian American, Caucasian American, and Chinese college students examined the relationship between participants' career choices and parental influence. Results showed that Asian American and Chinese college students were more likely than were Caucasian American students to choose Investigative occupation types (J.L. Holland, 1985)…

Investigated self-reported career, study skills, and personal adjustment status of 75 minority first-year college students attending predominantly white university and whether they requested help with these issues from their university's counseling center. Students had concerns about grades, career issues, assertiveness problems, career…

Study examines parental factors that influence career development among African American and Mexican American college students. Analysis of student interviews reveals that parents are influential in the following career domains: encouragement, educational expectations, critical life events, vicarious learning, and work identity. Career development…