Psychology

Timeline of significant events related to career guidance movement from 1900 to 2000

I. Beginnings of the concept of Career guidance (1900s)
The emergence of the Industrial Revolution and the industrialism
The 1910 National Conference on Vocational Guidance

II. Rise of the Thinkers for career guidance movement
Francis Galton and his student James Catell
John Stuart Mill
Alfred Binet
Theophile Simon
John Dewey

III. Era of Frank Parsons who is credited with spearheading the career guidance movement (Stead, Watson, 1999, p. 2).

IV. Career guidance movement impacted by WWI and WWII (Caiden, 1965, p. 264) during 1920s to 1940s
In between the two wars, several different legislations were put to action affecting career guidance movement
Impact of thinkers like EG Williamson and Carl Rogers in career guidance movement in the 1930s and 1940s
GI Bill for war veterans returning to school and pursuing new careers after school (Eliason, Patrick, 2008, p. 44).

V. Civil Rights Movements in the 1960s affecting American social landscape, including careers and career guidance movement
Social change

VI. Creation of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee in 1976

VII. Career guidance movement in the 21st century
Exploration of areas that needs to be changed and improve
Career guidance movement reacting the changes in the technologically modern society
The changes in career guidance movement are important socially because of its effects and how social characteristics affect it in return. The chronology of the career-guidance movement reflects the continuous influence of social, political, economic, and other changes in our nation (Zunker, 1986, p. 14).The events that happened that influenced the career guidance movement are significant because of many different reasons. Primarily, it is because of the similar reason that each of these events had been an important factor in shaping the career guidance movement. Without these events happening as they did historically, the career guidance movement, as it is known today, would have been completely or totally different. Some of the important characteristics are lifted from these events. The people involved in these events and how the people and their actions in these historical events shaped and influenced the continued changing and shaping of the career guidance movement and the emphasis on social change as part of the process (Campbell, 1973, p. 2).

Some events that happened that shaped the career guidance movement were not directly a result of any effort to improve, change or affect career guidance movement. However, because of the conditions that it set and how it created a certain sense of consciousness among the individuals as well as the groups that will become, sooner or later, involved in career guidance movement is proof that they are significant in the history of career guidance movement. For example, the boom on career and professional endeavors as a result of the Industrial Revolution allowed the people not only to make the most out of the newfound offered opportunities but also examine better how to best train, equip and orient the individuals towards the jobs that are best suitable for them. If the Industrial Revolution did not happen, the level of consciousness that allowed for the re-examination of the process of career selection and career guidance would have not been affected as it did. Such career guidance development would have not been as how it is today in the present. Connected to the Industrial Revolution is the change in the different social landscape, features and characteristics, known as industrialism. The rural areas are becoming urbanized and the work that is being made available is becoming more diverse and complex. From purely agrarian jobs and other related work, the urbanization was bringing in jobs inside the office, like clerical jobs. The career guidance movement is changing alongside to accommodate the impact that this change brought to the career guidance movement. Many forces work for social reform, and the vocational guidance movement must cooperate with all of them (Brewer, 2008, p. 263). There were other events similar to the role, predicament and impact of the Industrial Revolution. These events include the two world wars.
There are also events that are significant because they are designed and meant to be significant, primarily because of the fact that there was effort undertaken. The event that was to happen would result in something concrete and definitive and constructive. The event can influence the career guidance movement at the time and long term, extending its influence in the future. In essence, Career guidance has been constantly attempting for improvement (Ginzberg, 1971, p. 92). This was the case in events like the National Conference on Vocational Guidance which happened in 1910. This event was attended by individuals and groups including professionals that will be significant in contributing ideas that would result to changes in the practice of career guidance and in the career guidance movement all in all.

An important event is the surfacing of important and noted individuals like Frank Parsons, Francis Galton and John Dewey, among others who rendered their ideas and works to improve the career guidance movement. Their coming out to the consciousness of the public and affecting the works of fellow professionals is an event that is very significant in the career guidance movement. Besides the leaders, there is also the significance of the actions of government leaders like specific legislations that helped improve and change the career guidance movement (Gibson, Mitchell, 2005, p. 5).