career: history and important people

Question 1

Career Development

Answer 1

The lifetime pursuits of an individual. While the term can be broadly defined to include all the roles people play throughout their lifetime, many theorists maintain that the term career is largely concerned with an individual’s work and leisure roles.

Question 2

industrial revolution

Answer 2

A period that transformed America’s agriculturally based economy into an industrial and manufacturing economy.

Question 3

NVGA

Answer 3

National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA): The first career-guidance organization, it worked to legitimize and increase the number of guidance counselors by offering credentialing.

Question 4

one-stop delivery system

Answer 4

U.S. Employment Service program that provides a variety of labor exchange services under one roof in easy-to-find locations

Question 5

Six historical pieces of legislation related to career development:

Answer 5

• NDEA,
• Vocational Education Act of 1963
• Job Training Partnership Act of 1982
• Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984
• School-to-work Act of 1994
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Question 6

NDEA

Answer 6

National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958: Passed in response to the Soviet Union’s launching of Sputnik; sought to expand K-12 counselor education programs by offering reimbursement to programs that offered counselor training institutes and stipends to graduate students

Question 7

Vocational Education Act of 1963

Answer 7

Legislation that expanded career education programs to include career services for elementary schools, technical institutions, and public community colleges.

Question 8

Job Training Partnership Act of 1982

Answer 8

Law passed by the U.S. government to address the needs of disadvantaged students, technical education programs, and unemployed workers

Question 9

Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984

Answer 9

Provides access to vocational assessment, counseling, and placement services for the economically disadvantaged, those with disabilities, individuals entering nontraditional occupations, adults in need of vocational training, single parents, those with limited English proficiency, and incarcerated individuals.

Question 10

School-to-work Act of 1994

Answer 10

Provides all students with equal opportunities to participate in programs that combine academic and occupational education, combine school-based learning with work-based learning, and prepare students for postsecondary education.

Question 11

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Answer 11

Prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in employment, public services, and telecommunications, and requires accommodations for access.

Question 12

Key People in Career Development:

Answer 12

• George A. Merrill,
• Frank Parsons,
• Edmund Williamson,
• Donald Super,
• John Crites,
• John Holland,
• John Krumboltz,
• Joanne Harris-Bowlsbey,

Question 13

six important laws related to key legal issues in career development:

Answer 13

• Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
• Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970,
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
• Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993,
• IDEA