ance directors have sought to tap interests, but few have determined accurately the degree to which any fundamental interest is possessed. They have not, with any degree of satisfaction, been able to tap accurately the interests of those who are not conscious, in the sense of being fully aware, of a vocational interest. The major proportion of college undergraduates are without vocational infor...

In a recent special issue [Journal of Vocational Behavior 59 (2001) 284], scholars noted that the field of vocational psychology needs a better understanding of career self-management. This article proposes a conceptual framework of career self-management, based on Crites [Vocational Psychology, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1969] model of vocational adjustment. It argues that people use three types o...

the purpose of this paper is to study the degree of job satisfaction of the employees of khorassan general administration for technical and vocational training and the related factors. the study has been carried out using the sampling method, with the statistical society of the survey consisting of 690 persons, and the sample size of 512 persons. the results shows that independent variables rel...

Society has traditionally taken the position that education is a primary means of achieving national goals. Unfortunately, we have never collectively agreed upon “what kind” of education is needed--general or vocational. The present K-12 public educational system in the United States is comprised of general and vocational education tracts. Historically, one of the goals of vocational education ...

BACKGROUND The provision of early intervention services for people with psychosis is UK government policy, although evidence for benefit of such services is sparse. AIMS To evaluate the effects of a service providing specialised care for early psychosis (the Lambeth Early Onset Team) on clinical and social outcomes, and on service user satisfaction. METHOD One hundred and forty-four people ...

BACKGROUND The literature places special focus on the quality of life (QoL) of individuals with disability and on their self-determination and social and work participation. The field of vocational guidance also considers the satisfaction these individuals experience concerning their future crucial to their QoL. At the same time, however, persons with disability are at great risk of not making ...

The long-term educational/vocational, affiliation, and quality-of-life outcomes of the first and second cohorts of children with bilateral, profound hearing loss who received cochlear implants under a large National Institutes of Health-funded study was investigated in 41 of 61 eligible participants. Educational and vocational outcomes were collected from user survey data. Affiliation and quali...

BACKGROUND Quality of life evaluation is nowadays an important element in the assessment of treatment and rehabilitation effectiveness in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). According to studies of patients with other diseases, objective indicators of life quality are not directly related to the level of subjective life satisfaction. Both dimensions should be taken into account in a reliable...