The authors evaluated a health careers program in a U.S. urban public high school. After small subgroups of the original sample were removed, participants included 162 Asian American and Pacific Islander students. Analyses of covariance indicated that, compared with the comparison group, the treatment group reported significantly higher levels of…

Examines important factors that impede ethnic minorities' career development. Discusses relevant and practical career intervention strategies for persons of color to increase their active and meaningful participation in the national work force 2000. Culturally appropriate career intervention strategies for fostering career development in this…

Any framework used to conceptualize the career development of women and of racial and ethnic minorities must accommodate multiple influences shaping their experiences concurrently and over time. An ecological model of counseling is proposed to expand conceptualizations and interventions of counseling practice with diverse groups of individuals.

Aiming to integrate feminist and multicultural contributions to counseling, 6 values of counseling are defined and elucidated: a focus on strengths, the concept of the optimally functioning person, sensitivity to life span and career development, understanding the person in context, and incorporating prevention efforts. Attention to cultural…

Examined the counseling needs of black high school students (N=7,458) in Louisiana. Results indicated Black students listed vocational guidance and information as most relevant to their existing needs. Also important were placement and referral. Less important were personal and social informational services and orientation services. (BL)

Focuses on equity issues pertaining to women, their career development, and interface between counselors and teachers in addressing these issues. Points out the inconsistency between the ideal of equity and actual practice based on differences between male and female achievement. Offers suggestions to teachers and counselors for initiating and…

A pilot ethnographic study of Puerto Rican male college students found a powerful connection between family, community, and self-concept as mediators in the development of a personal concept of career for the participants and for their subsequent career development and decision-making processes. Implications for the counseling process are…

Presents five articles dealing with Black males. Topics include an analysis of vocational theory and vocational behavior in Black males, career development implications for school guidance services, the impact of race on teacher recommendations for special education placement, depressive symptomatology, and hope as a factor in actualizing the…

Study examines parental factors that influence career development among African American and Mexican American college students. Analysis of student interviews reveals that parents are influential in the following career domains: encouragement, educational expectations, critical life events, vicarious learning, and work identity. Career development…