Proposes and demonstrates methodology for investigation of relationship between expressed and inventoried interests. Additional investigations comparing scores on the Vocational Preference Inventory, the SVIB, and expressed choice might establish the comparative validities of these methods of assessing vocational interest. (Author)

Female undergraduates who completed both the men's and women's forms of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank obtained a significantly greater number of high (A) scores on the men's form. (Author)

The symposium reported is intended to give guidance counselors a view ofpresent developments and trends in disciplines related to vocational counseling. Summarized are some innovations in curriculum, test development, and application of research to curriculum development. (Author/CJ)

Difference in transfer policy suggests need for careful counseling of students and job applicants so they will know what company attitudes are, prior to making employment plans. (CJ)

Study results suggest that a guidance experience designed to test appropriateness of choice can be beneficial even after a college major has been chosen. (CJ)

This article was adapted from a paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois, February 8-10, 1968.

Knowing children's preferences and reasons for them can help teachers and counselors to provide appropriate exploratory experiences, and to encourage individuals to assume some responsibility for self assessment and wise occupational decision making. (Author/CJ)

Great need for hygienists suggests that counselors bring field to attention of girls of good ability in areas of science, spatial visualization, routine arithmetic. (Author)

Suggests that mandates to successful programs include knowledge of work world, and its broadly defined dimensions, social changes influencing workers, factors in career planning relationships between education and future plans, and acquisitions of more effective decision making skills. (Author/CJ)