The authors describe a career-enhancement program, at Texas Tech University, for students in chemistry or biology who want to enter the field of chemical engineering. (SA)

Career change and life-style are closely related, but not in all instances. Different kinds of changers are examined and implications for counseling are drawn. (Author)

Psychological and economic factors characterize the life needs of persons as their life patterns change at mid-life and later. These elements can be seen as counselors work with mid-life and postretirement change and with counselees' responses. (Author)

Suggests that the current approach to older workers on the part of government policy makers appears to be a nonpolicy, that is, they hope that by not looking at the problems it will go away. (Author)

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 provides vesting requirements for private pension plans but not transfer of vested monies to the new employer when an employee changes jobs. Unless problems of increased employer costs and possible employee benefit losses are resolved, a mandatory portable pension concept is unlikely. (MF)

This article describes a model counselor-in-industry program that suggests several approaches counselors may use in broadening their career options. Counselors learn how to make the transition from academia to industry in this program. (Author/HLM)

An examination of major factors related to career change. Discussion covers work ethic, work motivation, and the role of the adult counselor and adult education in adult vocational development. (SH)

The University of Utah Rehabilitation Counseling Program conducted a 20-year follow-up survey of 129 graduates to examine the occupations they have held following graduation. The results are discussed in terms of the possible implications for federal and state administrators and rehabilitation educators. (Author)

Building on interviews with 319 adults, examines cultural age "deadlines" for a series of general transitions related to education and work. Respondents indicated a rough, "normal biography" of general transitions which had flexible guidelines for how those trajectories might unfold. Relates these findings to complementary…

Examines the survey results that studied college students' attitudes toward choice of profession, studies, and humanities education at the Bauman State Technical University (Moscow, Russia). Determined that these students were more willing to undergo career changes and were preoccupied with how their learning will be applied. (CMK)

With the era of employer-provided security fading, increasing numbers of college graduates are moving among companies and careers in search of the perfect job. The ramifications of this coming instability of the college-educated employee for the corporate recruiter are outlined. (Author/TE)

A futures perspective on job change encompasses the changing world and emergence of a global marketplace, their implications for job change, and related themes and research questions. (SK)

Investigated meaning of career change using drama from family of origin perspective. Developed narrative portrayals of meaning from case studies (N=10) through use of quantitative Q sort data and qualitative interview data. Results suggest that family dramas are reenacted in work and meaning of a career change is significant development of these…

Examines the effects of job displacement on older workers, and presents a conceptual rationale for addressing older workers' needs for appropriate social timing, external and internal continuity, and life coherence in their work lives. Urges further qualitative research to explore the empirical parameters of the effect of these notions on older…

Superintendents planning to become professors must understand what is valued in academe and position themselves accordingly. Tips are provided for identifying available positions, understanding the search process, conducting preinterview research, preparing letters and resumes, presenting qualifications, and surviving interviews. Sidebars…