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In January 1908, Frank Parsons saw the first client at
his vocational guidance clinic in Boston, Massachusetts,
marking the beginning of what we know today – career
guidance and education. To celebrate this significant
milestone, we are planning four major events taking
place throughout 2008.
Although the past 100 years have brought many new
changes and advancements in career guidance and
education, Parsons' three basic principles of vocational
choice remain valid yet today:
- A clear understanding of yourself, your interests, skills, aptitudes, ambitions, resources, limitations, and their causes
- A knowledge of the requirements and conditions of success,
advantages and disadvantages, compensation, opportunities, and
prospects of different lines of work
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True reasoning on the relation of these two groups
of facts
While Frank Parsons was the first to advocate for career
guidance and education, he was certainly not the last.
Our celebration will also honor the many other
world-renown leaders that have led the field and guided
the work we do everyday for students and adults. Some of
these leaders include:
| Frank Parsons |
Hugo Munsterberg |
E.L. Thorndike |
| E.K. Strong |
David Campbell |
Frederic Kuder |
| Anne Roe |
Leona Tyler |
John Holland |
| Donald Super |
Mark Savickas |
JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey |
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Donald Zytowski |
Nancy Betz |
Steve Brown |
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Robert Lent |
Gail Hackett |
Linda Gottfredson |
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Nadya Fouad |
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Several industry-leading organizations have partnered
and assembed a Steering Committee for the celebration.
The Committee includes:
- Association for Career & Technical
Education (ACTE) - Jan Bray, Executive
Director
- National Career Development Association
(NCDA) - Darrell Luzzo, President
- National Association of State Directors
of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)
- Kim Green, Executive Director
- Society for Vocational Psychology -
Section of the Division of Counseling
Psychology of the American Psychological
Association - Paul Gore, Chair
- Kuder, Inc. - Phil Harrington, President
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While recognition of the 100th Anniversary will take
place throughout the year, the Celebration Steering
Committee will host four main
Centennial Events:
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State Directors Celebration Launch Breakfast
April 1, 2008 • Washington, D.C.
Press conference and panel discuss will be held
in association with the National Association of
State Directors of Career Technical Education
Consortium Spring Meeting
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NCDA Legislative Luncheon
July 11, 2008 • Washington, D.C.
Luncheon will be held in association with the
National Career Development Association Annual
Convention
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APA Celebration Dinner
August 13, 2008 • Boston, MA
Dinner will be held in association with the
American Psychological Association Annual
Convention
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ACTE Formal Dinner Celebration
December 4, 2008 • Charlotte, NC
Dinner will be held in association with the
Association of Career and Technical Education
Annual Convention
We hope that you join us this year as we celebrate
the historic milestone - look for us throughout the year
promoting the anniversary at the main events and other
venues.
Please
contact us
for more information.
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