Recommendations are made to improve the effectiveness of counseling and guidance in responding to individual needs within a complex, changing society. (Author)

This article describes the findings of a study designed to compare expressed needs and job satisfaction levels among junior and senior workers in the military vocation. (Author)

The author contends that vocational counselors must attempt to mold society to the requirements of the individual, rather than vice versa. Counselors must help create new jobs, not just passively fit individuals to already existing jobs. (Author)

This study was designed to assess college students' preferences for peer and professional counselors. It was hypothesized that these preferences are a function of the nature of the clients' problem. Findings support the hypothesis though they must be accepted with caution since the sample was psychology students in one school. (Author/EJT)

Through a review of literature and research, definitions of work and leisure and the nature of the relationship between work and leisure are explored. (Author)

This article presents a unique concept of providing training options to individuals in industry which their needs as well as their time constraints. (Author)

Suggests a procedure for vocational counselors to gather information about necessary entry-level skills and individual teaching styles in vocational programs. Discusses applications to vocational guidance with special needs students. (RC)

This article describes a six-session career development program for adults. The theoretical basis and rationale for various activities are included, along with some suggestions of ways of adapting standard career materials to meet the needs of an adult clientele. (Author)

The Theory of Work Adjustment developed at the University of Minnesota is explicated as a frame of reference from which to view job satisfaction. (Author)

This study examines the attitudes of Black workers towards their jobs in terms of motivation and satisfaction. (Author)

These two articles, by Harold Wool and by H. Roy Kaplan, examine a study called "Work in America" which was written by a 10-member task force under the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The authors then present data and discuss ways in which the quality of work in America could be improved. (EJT)

These two articles discuss ways to humanize the work environment and process for the workers. The first article describes government approaches to the humanization of work. The second article discussed types of job enrichment. (EJT)