The school-to-work transition from a learning theory perspective

Learning is essential not only for students to develop the basic employabil ity skills required for the school-to-work transition, but also for the dev elopment of work habits, beliefs, interests, and values. Career development counselors can apply a learning perspective to (a) use assessment instrume nts for stimulating new learning, not merely for matching existing characte ristics to current environments, (b) achieve emotional and performance outc omes as well as cognitive outcomes, and (c) measure success by the extent t o which clients continue to be engaged in learning activities leading to th e creation of satisfying lives for themselves, not merely by measures of de cisiveness and congruence.