Reviews the position of women in the United Kingdom labor market and the increasing complexity of their employment patterns. Criticizes current career theory for girls and women and examines enhancers and inhibitors of women's career development. Briefly discusses promising developments in theory-building for girls and women, together with some…

Proposes that a discipline of "counseling studies" be considered as an extension of counseling and a contribution to social guidance. Suggests features of such a discipline, including: a focus on the individual person; interdisciplinarity; humanistic values; applied and theoretical dialectic; critical attitude; and dynamic nature.…

Describes a business communication class assignment that helps students discover the assumptions and expectations of business culture, and develop the skills needed for the world of work in at least four areas: team skills; time and project management skills; use of technology to research, prepare, and present the project; and networking with…

Provides a detailed, technical introduction to the state of cognitive science research, in particular the rise of the "new cognitive science," especially artificial neural net (ANN) models. Explains one influential ANN model and describes diverse applications and their implications for education. (EV)

Presents a positive response to Sampson et al.'s article (this issue [2000]) describing a cognitive-information processing (CIP) framework useful for improving career services. Asserts that the authors strike an appropriate tone of optimism and caution that matches the article author's own experience as a practitioner and a teacher of the CIP…

Presents an interview with Allen E. Ivey in which he discusses the influences on his life and comments on his contributions to the counseling profession in the areas of microcounseling, developmental counseling and therapy, and multicultural counseling. Ivey also explores spirituality, social activism, and professional activities. (Author/GCP)

Because of continuous centering and recentering, paradigm shifts posited by Kuhn are not really changes; they are commensurate. New theories are simply old theories remade and renamed. The alternative is to consider conceptual diversity, abandoning the idea of a paradigm or a singular field of theory and practice. (Contains 27 references.) (MLH)

In a community experiencing racial tensions between African American and Hispanic residents, a community organization was created to empower residents to achieve overarching community goals. Low participation, differences in levels and views of empowerment, and lack of efficacy were encountered, illustrating the difficulty of applying theory to…

Evidence-informed policy and practice (EIPP) promises academic researchers an unprecedented, resource-backed opportunity to work creatively with practitioners, policy makers, and universities. However, as a (British) central government policy, this initiative is vulnerable to misguided intentions, innovation overload, and imperfect implementation.…

This introductory article to this special issue on the use of applied behavior analysis (ABA) with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) notes the 40-year history of ABA strategy development, verification, and generalization. It briefly introduces the following articles, which are intended to illustrate the range of ABA applications and the depth of…

Reflects on some of the major achievements of and challenges to women's studies as a field in a relatively unsupportive university environment. Explores the relationship between gender studies and comparative higher education studies. Suggests two scenarios for the future trajectory of women's studies, providing examples of what that might mean…

Considers relationships between the fields of library history and historical bibliography. Topics include the act of reading versus the cultural institutions of reading; description and cataloging; book production; paradigm shifts; classification systems; electronic libraries; and the need for theory to grow out of practice. (LRW)

Assesses the extent to which each of the articles in this special issue relates theory to methods and analysis. Identifies limitations in each article, usually because methods or analyses do not seem well suited to the theory of choice, but also finds great strengths in each article in furthering the understanding of the complexity of…

Discusses the role of theory in each article of this special issue, showing how the authors make the case that there is real need to integrate theories and integrate findings related to questions of collaborative reasoning. Shows how a cohesive, integrated theory of group processes can be adopted. (SLD)

To develop schools as self-renewing learning organizations, we must ensure proper professional development and knowledge-sharing opportunities. Key strategies include implementing school-based, cooperatively planned staff development programs with effective training components; offering collaborative training experiences; maintaining high…