Reviews new and classic titles on career choice, job search methods, executive/professional job search, resume writing, and interviewing. Advises avoiding books with simplistic formulas and exercises or overt sales pitches for software, videos, and other products. (SK)

Includes comments from Brown, Tinsley, Hesketh, Tenopyr, Morrow, Murphy, and Blau on the articles in this special issue on the Theory of Work Adjustment as well as rejoinders from Dawis and Lofquist, Bizot, and Lawson. (SK)

Used path analysis on data from 180 public school teachers to examine determinants and process associated with intention to change careers. Developed model suggesting that determinants and process associated with intention to change careers incorporate organizational, environmental, and personal dimensions. Analysis provided support for model and…

Used DISCOVER II, computer-based career information system, in career counseling intervention for 188 automobile workers in career transition. Found that workers could increase their level of career decidedness and make progress in their commitment to occupational choice through use of computer-based career counseling program.…

Presents an ethnographic study with graduate students leaving other careers for education to discover the meanings of the career change for those involved. Discusses the following types of students: (1) the homecomers; (2) the converted; and (3) the unconverted. For each type the initiating influences, mediating forces, and commitment are…

There are numerous major differences between the learning environments of colleges and universities and of the world of work. Graduates' short- and long-term productivity could be enhanced if the transition from one situation to the other were smoother and, if they were better prepared to be competent, self-directed learners. (Author)

Uses social exchange theory to explore communication in the adjustment process of transferees during the first three months at new locations. Develops descriptions of the process by which transferees learn their roles. Explores the impact of feedback and communication relationships on adjustment and the impact of social support as a buffer against…

School administrators' pathway to career advancement is littered with potholes, some relating to individual deficiencies and others to unpredictable influences. Five leadership elements (sensitivity to others' needs, environmental adaptability, style flexibility, locus of control, and possession of an intelligent, balanced demeanor) help translate…

Outlines J. L. Holland's (1985) typology of persons and environments, and summarizes the support for this theory in explaining stability and change in careers and work satisfaction. Recent research that strengthens the explanatory power of Holland's typology and links it to the Big Five personality factors is described. Speculations about using…

Interviews suburban Chicago, Illinois preservice and inservice teachers to explore reasons why they chose teaching as a second career. Finds these second-career teachers are activated by altruism and perceived personal benefits; they see themselves as different from first-career teachers in subtle but significant ways; and they believe they can…

Examines the experiences of vocational teachers in postsecondary education, highlighting commonalities among teachers in the United Kingdom and New Zealand; discussing the process by which they move from one occupational context to another, develop new identities as teachers, and become full members of the new professional group; and examining…

Despite the frequently referenced graying of the U.S. workforce, we know relatively little about the work-related concerns and experiences of older workers--those aged 55+. This qualitative study addresses that gap by examining the current employment situations of a purposive sample of 37 older workers. Thematic content analysis revealed a vast…

This article presents the transcript of an interview between the author and Randy Moore. While many leading corporate executives have contributed in various ways to efforts to improve public education, Randy Moore is the only one known by the author to have stepped down from his CEO position to actually teach in the public schools for an extended…

The present study explored reasons behind graduates' decisions to pursue teaching as a career, in a 1-year pre-service teacher education program at an Australian university, located in Melbourne (N=74). A survey collected data about respondents' reasons for choosing teaching as a career, with open-ended questions eliciting rich qualitative data to…

What does a very active and successful auditor/accountant do when she is about to retire with adequate means but inadequate interest in traveling or golfing? She might decide to expand her adjunct work as instructor at the local university. To complement her professional knowledge of accounting and auditing, she might decide to take a few courses…