CONTENTS
PREFACE = xv
PART 1 : FRAME OF REFERENCE = xix
Chapter : 1 Cultural Setting and Need = 1
A Culture in Change = 2
Planning a Life = 3
The Semantics of Career Development = 6
Freedom to Choose = 9
The Meaning of Work = 11
The Promise of Career Development = 19
Contemporary Problems = 20
Career Information Service in Perspective = 24
The Corollary Components = 27
Educational Programs and Career Development = 29
Chapter 2 : The World of Work and How It's Classified = 35
The Labor Force = 36
The Industrial Pattern = 46
Major Industrial Groups = 47
Major Occupational Groups = 52
Trends in the World of Work = 56
Factors Influencing the Occupational Picture = 56
Sources of Information for Studying the World of Work = 62
Classifying the World of Work = 62
Classification by Industry = 63
Classification by Occupation = 69
Classification Based on Ability and Aptitude = 93
Chapter 3 : Career Development and Adjustment Theories = 104
Ginzberg's Theory = 105
Roe's Theory = 110
Super's Theory = 114
Holland's Theory = 118
Tiedman's Theory = 123
Minnesota Theory = 125
Other Theories = 130
Evaluation and Role of Theory = 132
PART 2 : SOURCES OF INFORMATION-NATIONAL = 135
Chapter 4 : Occupational Information = 136
Levels of Occupational Information = 136
What Students Want to Know about Occupations = 140
Types of Occupational Publications and Sources of Information = 169
Evaluation of Occupational Information = 179
Chapter 5 : Educational Information = 187
Levels of Educational Information = 187
Kinds and Sources of Information = 191
Chapter 6 : Social Information = 234
Purposes and Levels of Social Information = 235
Types and Sources of Social Information = 241
PART 3 : SOURCES OF INFORMATION-LOCAL = 275
Chapter 7 : Local Information and Followup = 276
Importance of Local Information = 276
The Community Occupational Survey = 277
Other Types of Community Surveys = 280
Job Analysis = 281
Followup Studies = 285
Conducting the Study = 289
Summary = 297
Chapter 8 : Local Sources : Work experience and Placement Programs = 298
Definition of Work Experience and Placement = 299
Contributions of Work Experience and Placement Programs = 300
Work Experience = 301
Kinds of Supervised Work Experience = 302
Values of Work Experience Programs = 303
Colleges Offering Cooperative Education Programs = 306
Problems of Young Workers = 307
Manpower Training and Antipoverty Programs = 308
Civil Service = 314
Placement = 314
The School and the Employment Service = 315
The School's Placement Responsibilities = 316
Sessions on Applying for a Job and Keeping a Job = 323
Tapping Community Resources = 324
Laws and Regulations Concerning Employment = 325
The "Place" of Placement = 334
PART 4 : PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION = 335
Chapter 9 : Career Resources Center = 337
The Center Concept = 338
First Steps in Center Organization = 340
Aids for Locating Resources = 349
Encouraging Use of the Center = 367
Choosing the Filing Plan = 368
Information Innovations = 379
Innovations of Storage = 380
Types of Mechanical Innovations = 381
Multimedia Innovations = 384
Evaluation = 391
Chapter 10 : The Infusion Process for Awareness and Exploration = 393
Career Awareness = 393
Career Exploration = 394
Models for Delivery = 397
Management of the Service = 403
Infusion Strategies = 405
Special Activities = 416
Chapter 11 : Measurement of Career Development = 429
Career Planning Inventories = 438
Career Maturity Inventories = 441
Guidelines for Using Career Development Measures = 443
Chapter 12 : The Use of Information in Counseling = 446
The Integration of Information = 446
Assimilating Career Development Information = 449
A Strategy for Facilitating Career Development = 466
What about the Future? = 471
Selected References = 473
Appendix : Publishers of Occupational, Educational, and Social Information = 480
Index = 494
