Choosing a Vocation: The Origins and Transformation of Vocational Guidance in California, 1910–1930

In the opening decades of the twentieth century, the idea of using schools to prepare young people for work blossomed into a major campaign to integrate the school more closely with the economy. Reformers across a wide spectrum of opinion became convinced that in place of the seemingly haphazard man...

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Published in:History of education quarterly 1986-10, Vol.26 (3), p.351-375
Main Author: Kantor, Harvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career counseling
Counselor training
Employment
High school students
High schools
School counseling
School counselors
Vocation
Vocational education
Vocational high schools
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Summary:In the opening decades of the twentieth century, the idea of using schools to prepare young people for work blossomed into a major campaign to integrate the school more closely with the economy. Reformers across a wide spectrum of opinion became convinced that in place of the seemingly haphazard manner in which young people left school and drifted into the labor market the school should mediate between youth and the workplace, or as one proponent put it, “act as a transmitter between human supply and industrial demand.” It was the central task of the school, they argued, to train youth for jobs and to direct them into occupations that suited their talents and interests and matched the economic needs of their communities.
ISSN:0018-2680
1748-5959
DOI:10.2307/368243