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Hammond, Marie S. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2017
Most universities provide career development services to their students. Research on the effectiveness of these services in promoting retention and graduation is minimal and focused on global outcomes rather than differences among participants. Research to date suggests that between three and nine clusters (groups) of individuals would benefit…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Planning, Intervention, Career Choice
Ha, Kimberly; Ziegert, Amanda; Gorman, Margaret; Hochberg, Melissa; Morrison, Alisa; Nowell, Sallie; Ramminger, Tabitha – Organization for Autism Research, 2021
The transition from school to adulthood is a pivotal time in the lives of all students. For a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), change of any kind can be challenging, and a transition as momentous as this can seem especially daunting. Thoughtful planning, sound information, and open communication will help parents support young adults…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Adults
Seidel, Sam – Jobs For the Future, 2013
North Queens Community High School serves approximately 200 students, 16-20 years old, as they strive to reach their personal and academic goals. All students at North Queens have previously been enrolled in high school elsewhere and are over-age and undercredited. Small class sizes, student-centered support, and an accelerated credit acquisition…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Success, College Readiness, College Preparation
Simmons, Temika Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Boyer's (1990) seminal and influential discussion, "Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate," challenged the existing views of faculty roles and responsibilities and generated considerable discussion regarding the way colleges and universities evaluate and train faculty (Golde, et al., 2008). In response, institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Graduate Students, Educational Psychology, Predictor Variables
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Drier, Harry N. – Journal of Career Development, 2000
Presents a rationale for including life planning in career guidance programs, describing how each of the following is served by life planning: counseling, assessment, credential portfolios, career and labor market information, employability skills, and work experience. Outlines elements of a comprehensive career and life planning program. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance Programs, Program Development
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Drier, Harry N. – Journal of Career Development, 1996
Describes the Planning for Life program and its seven criteria for effective career planning: clarity, commitment, comprehensiveness, collaboration, coherence, coordination, and competence. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Barnes, Melissa – Journal of Career Planning & Employment, 2000
Discusses a comprehensive alumni program at Allegheny College that provides undergraduates with early exposure to potential careers. Describes the successful initiatives as well as program components that were abandoned after the pilot stage. (GCP)
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Planning, College Programs, Higher Education
Whitfield, Edwin A.; Glaeser, George A. – 1968
The Regional Center for the Collection, Synthesis, and Dissemination of Career Information for Schools in San Diego County was established as a pilot project (VIEW) in 1965. Participating institutions included the county department of education, colleges located in the county, and the California State Department of Employment. The present paper…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Guidance Programs
Hefzallah, Ibrahim M.; Maloney, W. Paul – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1974
Four public perspectives are identified and evaluated, and three prerequisite conditions are recommended for implementation of a comprehensive career education program. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Katz, Judith K. – Journal of College Placement, 1972
In the extern program undergraduates work with alumni on a variety of projects which bring them into real problem solving situations similar to those they will face on the job. This program is one example of how college Placement Personnel can make their offices and roles a necessary and integral part of the students' experience. (JC)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Educational Innovation, Placement
Worthington, Robert M. – Research Bulletin, 1972
The four elements of career development programs, occupational awareness, preliminary occupational skills, career planning, and intensive employment preparation, are discussed. (JS)
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Developmental Programs, Educational Objectives
Yates, Frank P. – Journal of College Placement, 1976
Limited staff and budget forced a placement office to evaluate the necessity of its various services, with some surprising results. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Planning, Higher Education, Individual Needs, Job Placement
Vivian, Neal E. – 1970
To upgrade research and research utilization competence of vocational educators, The Center for Vocational and Technical Education and The American Vocational Association planned four 1-week research training programs on: (1) Planning Vocational/Technical Education Programs Based on Manpower Research, (2) Patterns of Career Development as Applied…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Educational Researchers, Program Development, Program Evaluation
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Bruyere, Donna; And Others – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1984
Describes the development, content, and outcome of a highly cost-effective program designed to meet the personal and vocational needs of displaced homemakers. Follow-up data (N=232) indicated 30 percent of the women made gains in employment or training. Results are particularly significant in terms of cost effectiveness. (JAC)
Descriptors: Career Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Displaced Homemakers, Models
Cripps, Anne Maclin – Journal of College Placement, 1973
A dual degree program in engineering involving Atlanta University and Georgia Tech succeeds in attracting students who might otherwise not be drawn to engineering. The Dual Degree Program illustrates how black schools can cooperate with predominantly white ones, how liberal arts schools can work with technical and professional ones, and how…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Career Education, Career Planning
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