ABSTRACT
Systematic vocational guidance in America can be traced back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when social reformers saw the need of helping dislocated workers who flocked into urban cities because of the Industrial Revolution. Frank Parsons was one of the many persons who were striving to make the world a better place in which to live. His book, Choosing a Vocation (Parsons, 1909), and his tripartite model of vocational guidance have significantly impacted the theories and practice of vocational guidance for centuries. In his view, vocational guidance consisted of three steps: (a) develop a clear understanding of self, (b) develop knowledge of the requirements and conditions of work, and (c) use true reasoning relating these two groups of knowledge.
