Outcomes of Career Guidance and Counseling.

Autor/inn/en	Hotchkiss, Lawrence; Vetter, Louise
Institution	Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education.
Titel	Outcomes of Career Guidance and Counseling.
Quelle	(1987), (88 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Counseling; Career Guidance; Counseling Objectives; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Grade 10; Grade 12; High School Seniors; High School Students; High Schools; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsorientierung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	A study examined the effects of career guidance and counseling on intermediate outcomes measured while respondents remained in high school and on employment and educational outcomes measured after respondents left high school. Data from the 1980 sophomore and senior cohorts of the High School and Beyond database were subjected to multivariate analyses. These analyses strongly replicated findings of past research regarding the impact of status background and personal characteristics on career expectations and performance measures. These variables also affected college-going behavior and exhibited smaller and more erratic patterns of effects on early labor market variables (hours and weeks worked and unemployment, but not wage). Career expectation variables and perceived ability to complete college also exhibited strong positive effects on college attendance measures and tended to have negative effects on the work variables, whereas general attitudes such as self-esteem and locus of control did not have strong effects on post-high school job or education outcomes. The effects of guidance program variables, on the other hand, are rather small and manifest some erratic patterns. Youth who attended schools emphasizing counseling tended to have higher career goals and attend college more than other youth, and youth who attended schools for which counselor respondents expressed positive attitudes about the guidance program also tended to have higher career goals and college attendance. Youth attending schools emphasizing occupational information, however, had lower growth on test scores than did other youth. Recommendations for improving career guidance programs are included. A seven-page list of references concludes the document. (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC