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| Schnuelle, Leslie | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMiller, Mark J.; And Others – Career Development Quarterly, 1992
Administered Self-Directed Search to university seniors (n=68) who were majoring in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Elementary Education, or Office Administration. Resulting three-letter summary codes were compared with three-letter college major codes obtained from College Majors Finder. A high degree of agreement between two sets of codes was…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Occupational Information
Peer reviewedReardon, Robert C.; Lenz, Janet G. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1999
Career assessment activities in the Self-Directed Search and constructs in Holland's theory increase understanding of an individual's personal career theory (PCT). The PCT provides information about a person's readiness for career decision making and the types of career interventions that might be effective. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Decision Making, Occupational Information, Personality Theories
Download full textJones, Lawrence K. – 1979
The impact of an occupational card sort, the Occu-Sort (O-S), on the thoughts and activities of rural, suburban, and urban junior/senior high school students was assessed to determine the sex bias/fairness of that card sort as a career interest inventory, as well as the reliability and validity of the occupational code structure. Participants were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Comparative Analysis
Price, Gary E.; And Others – 1979
A comparison of Self-Scoring Error Rate for Self Directed Search (SDS) and the revised SDS is presented. The subjects were college freshmen and sophomores who participated in career planning as a part of their orientation program, and a career workshop. Subjects, N=190 on first study and N=84 on second study, were then randomly assigned to the SDS…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Students, Guidance Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedZener, Thelma Baldwin; Schnuelle, Leslie – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
This study compares effects on high school students (N=959) of the Self Directed Search (SDS), the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), and no treatment. Students taking the SDS or the VPI evaluated the instruments, felt more satisfied with current occupational choices, and considered more occupational alternatives. Differences between the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis
A Guide to the Self-Directed Career Program: A Practical and Inexpensive Vocational Guidance System.
Holland, John L.; And Others – 1972
This report presents the Self-Directed Career program, an inexpensive program designed to provide vocational guidance to all high school students, college students, and adults who desire it. The report discusses the need for such a program, the costs involved, the materials required, and how to use them. Appendix A provides some of the basic and…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development
