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The National Career Development Association (NCDA) posits that career development is and should be a lifelong task, beginning at the preschool level and continuing through retirement. While the need for early career development exists, experts have found that a majority of students do not receive adequate career education from their families and/or schools for several reasons: family members’ lack of technical information and skills; high ratios between the number of counselors and students; counselors saddled with administrative vs. career development tasks; and high stakes testing being emphasized over high quality teaching and career development and education. Many experts suggest that these challenges are related to the larger challenge of improving student academic achievement and social competence and the challenge to connect school and classroom curricula to systematic career development and education.

Career development experts assert that it is important to define some terms...

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  • Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information—http:www.acsci.org: ACSCI is a professional association, formed in 1978, for the advancement of career information and its delivery. This website offers membership, news, and information about upcoming events.

  • National Career Development Association: The National Career Development Association (NCDA) is a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA). The mission of NCDA is to promote the career development of all people over the life span. The NCDA provides service to the public and professionals involved with or interested in career development, including professional development activities, publications, research, public information, professional standards, advocacy, and recognition for achievement and service.

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  1. School of Education, Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, Howard University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

    Velma LaPoint

  2. Center for Urban Progress, Howard University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

    Jo-Anne Manswell Butty

  3. Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S.A.

    Cheryl Danzy

  4. Counseling and Psychological Services, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.

    Charlynn Small

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  1. Department of Educational Psychology, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers, U.S.A.

    Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology) (Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology)

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LaPoint, V., Butty, JA.M., Danzy, C., Small, C. (2010). Career Education. In: Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71799-9_53

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