Career Development Quarterly articles from September 2008

Career Development Quarterly archives from September 2008

A note from the new editor.(Editorial)
September 1, 2008... I am Jerry Trusty, the new editor of The Career Development Quarterly (CDQ). I am honored to assume this position and look forward to working in this capacity. As the incoming editor, I have been working closely with Mark Pope, the outgoing...

Children's career development: status quo and future directions.(Introduction to the Special Section)
September 1, 2008... For decades, writers have criticized the limited research focus (e.g., Borow, 1964) and lack of theoretical depth (e.g., Vondracek & Kirchner, 1974) on children's career development. Indeed, Borow urged vocational research and theory to focus...

Current status and future agenda for the theory, research, and practice of childhood career development.
September 1, 2008... This article reviews the current status and a future agenda for childhood career development theory, research, and practice. The fragmented nature of the current state of the literature is noted, and a call is made for a reexamination and...

Children's vocational development: a research rationale.
September 1, 2008... Vocational development research and interventions have focused primarily on adolescents and young adults. The lack of attention to career development antecedents in children has led to a serious neglect of this period of life when the...

From childhood to adulthood: A 15-year longitudinal career development Study.
September 1, 2008... In 1987, 208 second graders were interviewed about their occupational aspirations and expectations, school likes and dislikes, educational plans, and other variables. They were reinterviewed every 2 years through senior year in high school....

Issues of stability and change in interest development.
September 1, 2008... Interest development is not an easily studied process. There are at least 4 methods for examining the process of stability and change over time: relative stability, absolute stability, profile stability, and structural stability. A program of...

Career adaptability in childhood.
September 1, 2008... Childhood marks the dawn of vocational development, involving developmental tasks, transitions, and change. Children must acquire the rudiments of career adaptability to envision a future, make educational and vocational decisions, explore self...

Children's career development: metaphorical images of theory, research, and practice.
September 1, 2008... This summative article discusses 5 invited contributions on children's career development. The authors of these articles were asked to consider the status quo of children's career development, issues facing this field, and future directions....

The influence of gender, generation level, parents' education level, and perceived barriers on the educational aspirations of Mexican American high school students.(Brief Report)
September 1, 2008... A portion of social-cognitive career theory (R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, & G. Hackett, 1994) was tested by examining contextual factors related to the educational aspirations of 186 Mexican American high school students. A 3-step hierarchical...

Information for Authors.
September 1, 2008... The Career Development Quarterly (CDQ) invites articles regarding career counseling, individual and organizational career development, work and leisure, career education, career coaching, and career management. Methodologies can include but are...