This connects you with the Educator's Reference Desk site. Type in the words "intrinsic motivation" and you will be able to link to articles about such topics as the effects of individualistic vs. competitive motivation on intrinsic motivation, the impact of teaching strategies on intrinsic motivation, and others. (
http://www.eduref.org/
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This also links you with the Educator's Reference Desk site. Type in the word "attribution" and you will be able to link to articles about such topics as computer attributions, teacher attributions and anxiety, and many others. (
http://www.eduref.org/
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This connection takes you to the Educator's Reference Desk site. Type in the words "mastery motivation" and you will be able to link to articles about many aspects of the topic, including developmental differences in mastery motivation and mastery motivation and cognitive development. (
http://www.eduref.org/
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This links you to the Educator's Reference Desk site. Type in "goal-setting" and you will be able to link to articles about such topics as goal-setting and attribution. (
http://www.eduref.org/
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Read about many ideas on adolescents and work, including consequences of adolescent work and how much work is too much. (
http://www.bctf.bc.ca/ResearchReports/99ei02/report.html
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Learn more about strategies for restructuring schools that could benefit adolescents' school-to-work opportunities, and workplace mentoring of youth. (
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/stw/sw0.htm
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This U.S. Department of Education web site offers information about a wide range of vocational education issues, including extensive links to may vocational education web sites. Includes information about "hot topics." (
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=oc
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At this web site, you can explore Holland's six personality types. You can find out which personality types characterize you and how they might link up with potential careers. (
http://hrnt.jhu.edu/cmp/HollandTypes.cfm?SMSESSION=NO
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Another leading journal in the vocational area. You can explore the table of contents and abstracts of some articles in the journal. (
http://ncda.org/
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This American Psychological Association journal usually includes articles on career development. Explore the contents of recent issues at this web site. (
http://www.apa.org/journals/cou/
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This division of the American Counseling Association has a newsletter that you can read online that examines career development issues. (
http://ncda.org/
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This web site from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides information about the latest edition of this handbook that is published every two years. (
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
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