Personnel administrators (N=23) were interviewed to explore their attitudes and thoughts about mid-life career redirection. Information was gathered on advantages and disadvantages of career change, and specific advice presented in response to typical case studies. (RC)

An estimated 40 million adults in "career transition," it is suggested, may make the difference between institutional retrenchment or closure on one hand, and survival or even expansion on the other hand. An adult education "weekend college" at Marymount College is described. (MLW)

Research shows the close relationship between cognitive development and changes in moral judgments. This relationship explains some of the crises of mid-life career change. (Author)

The first in a two-part series, this article addresses issues related to emotional and organizational preparation for selling a child-care business. Suggestions are provided on how to prepare a financing package, to set a value and respond to various offers, to be emotionally prepared and address the concerns of staff and parents, and to…

Outlines a conceptual framework for job change analogous to a thermostat, in which job satisfaction is the "thermometer," change in a job or between jobs is the "adjustment lever," and values, life status, readiness to change, and job opportunities are the "controls." (26 references) (SK)

Focuses on the problem of teacher retention in day care and early childhood programs. Clarifies concepts used to describe and measure retention. Suggests consequences of retention on children and parents. (BB)

A study of 169 North Dakota families (from a sample of 260) who quit farming for economic reasons describes (1) the demographic characteristics of former operators and the structural and financial character of their farms, (2) the financial circumstances of their departure from farming, and (3) their current employment situation and perceived…

Discusses problems in research methodology inherent in studying teachers' career paths. Demonstrates the use of proportional hazards modeling to identify overlooked factors in research on teachers' career persistence other problems in educational research. (FMW)

A renewed interest in social work is discussed. Trends causing a resurgence of interest include: part-time programs, older students returning to school to make career shifts, students pursuing degrees for jobs in the private, for-profit sector, and increased legal recognition of social work. (MLW)

Using a variant of the life-history method, researchers examined employment patterns and career motives of 40 prospective late-entry teachers. Interviews indicated that subjects were drawn primarily by teaching's intrinsic rewards. Socioeconomic concerns and self-fulfillment accounted for most of the decisions to leave previous occupations. (SM)

A survey of 314 male and female faculty in criminology and sociology found that faculty women are more likely than men to leave academic positions, and women who interrupt careers commonly do so for a job-seeking spouse. Women experience significant losses in tenure and earnings as a result of career disruptions. (MSE)

Explores a situation in which a well-qualified woman teacher chose not to apply for internal promotion to a management position. Deficit models, trait models, and patterns of gender hostility were less important than complex individual behavior and external constraints that show subtle gender dimensions behind a foreground of financial pressures…

Discusses the construct of career maturity, and reviews research that identifies factors associated with it. Describes six measurement instruments and reviews their uses and psychometric properties. Summarizes information about these measures in two tables. Discusses issues associated with the assessment of career maturity. (Author/EMK)

Describes Project Enable involving approximately 30 middle school students at risk for dropping out of school and 12 former military men earning teacher certification. Discusses the teacher candidates, essentials of at-risk programs, lessons learned from Project Enable, benefits for participants, and suggestions for working with learners at-risk…

Using responses from a national survey of chief academic officers in public community colleges, identifies previous position holders and the positions to which they moved. Presents findings, which indicated that the greatest percentage of former chief academic officers became president (30 percent), whereas the next largest percentage retired (27…