Compared (a) three vocational assessment batteries, (b) structured individual counseling and unstructured individual counseling, and (c) mixed-sex versus same sex career groups in terms of their usefulness, educational value, and enjoyability as perceived by gifted adolescents. Students preferred a test battery consisting of the Self-Directed…

Addresses the importance of vocational assessment for students with disabilities. Discusses the legislative and governmental impetus for the development of vocational assessment programs in the school. Presents some current vocational assessment models, including a transdisciplinary vocational assessment design, school-based models, and a…

Reviews 50 years of research investigating the relationship between intelligence and various aspects of occupational and vocational adjustment as they relate to both exceptional and nonexceptional individuals. Trends in this research are identified and summarized, and implications for counselors involved in vocational programming are discussed.…