Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development articles from January 2006

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development archives from January 2006

From the editor.(EDITORIAL)
January 1, 2006... Although it seems only yesterday that I succeeded Jo-Ida C. Hansen as editor of Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (MECD), I have completed 6 years in the role and this is my last issue. I am especially pleased to close my...

Introduction to the special issue on interest measurement.
January 1, 2006... The five articles chosen for this special issue on interest measurement represent themes that we felt were worthy of consideration. In our original call for articles, we asked that topics include material on interests and leisure, interests of...

A 20-year follow-up of the Harrington-O'Shea Career Decision-Making System.
January 1, 2006... The interest inventory of the Harrington-O'Shea Career Decision-Making System (T. F. Harrington & A. J. O'Shea, 1980, 1992, 2003) had hit rates of occupational status substantially exceeding chance expectations in the literature's 1st long-term...

Individual differences in RIASEC profile similarity across five interest inventories.(Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional)
January 1, 2006... The present research indicated substantial variation within the 5 RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) profiles obtained by each of 99 individuals who responded to the same 5 interest inventories. The...

Commonalities between adolescents' work values and interests.
January 1, 2006... The authors examined the chief work values, assessed by Super's Work Values Inventory--Revised (D. G. Zytowski, 2004b), across interest groups organized by the 6 Holland theme scales of the Kuder Career Search (D. G. Zytowski, 2004a). Results...

Structure of interests in Japan: application of the Personal Globe Inventory occupational scales.
January 1, 2006... Japanese college students (N = 2,492) completed the translated Personal Globe Inventory (PGI: T. J. G. Tracey, 2002b) Occupational Title scales, and the structural validity of vocational interests was examined. Support was provided for the...

Accuracy in recalling interest inventory information at three time intervals.
January 1, 2006... Rates of accurate recall of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII; L. W. Harmon, J. C. Hansen, F. H. Borgen, & A. L. Hammer, 1994) profile information varied with the amount of time elapsed since the interpretation, the type of SII scale, and...

Implications of the articles for interpreting interest inventories: consequential validity and meaning making.
January 1, 2006... Interpretation of interest inventories deepens self-knowledge, promotes career exploration, and assists counselors in understanding a client. This article highlights findings from the studies that appear in this special issue of the journal of...