A Comparative Study of Declared and Undeclared College Students on Career Uncertainty and Involvement in Career Development Activities
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As reported in current research, many if not most freshmen and sophomores in colleges and universities who are declared as well as undeclared about their academic majors express uncertainty about their careers and lack the level of involvement in the career development process (especially self‐assessment, career exploration, and career decision making) necessary to make educated career decisions. This research study, using both quantitative and qualitative research processes, identifies and examines differences and similarities in career uncertainty and in levels of involvement in the career development process between declared and undeclared college students.
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Orndorff and Herr (1996) found undecided students scored lower on career development activities such as identifying and exploring values, major decidedness, and career decidedness.
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- Authors
- Orndorff, R. M., & Herr, E. L.
- Affiliations
- Moravian University (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Orndorff, Robert M.
- ORCID
- Orndorff, Robert M.
- Venue
- Journal of Counseling & Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1996-07-08
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 632-639
- ISSN
- 0748-9633 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-6676
- OpenAlex
- W2131655743
- Cited by
- 92
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 6.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Counseling & Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Employability
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Keywords
- career uncertainty, career choice, career exploration, self-assessment, college major choice, university students
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