The Transition From School to Work: A Developmental Perspective

Abstract

Career development theory provides a comprehensive model for conceptualizing the school‐to‐work transition. Since the 1920s, this model has guided the design of a plethora of career education methods and materials that orient, teach, coach, and rehearse students for the transition from school to work. The developmental model, methods, and materials aim to increase students' awareness of the choices to be made and the information and planning that bears on these choices.