CAREER AND VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT 1995-1996 - A BIENNIAL REVIEW

This selective review of career assessment literature covers the perio d 1995 to 1996. The authors emphasize published research related to vo cational theories and instruments, particularly research concerning ca reer counseling and individual career development, and identify trends and new advances in career assessment. They conclude that Holland's v ocational typology continues to be prominent, that the structure of in terests is an unresolved issue, that more research has been conducted in previously neglected areas, that the development of new measures an d improvement of old ones continues at a rapid pace, that type of meth odology affects results, and that other literatures contain possibilit ies for career assessment. The authors also suggest implications for p olicy and research.