Career Decision Making Patterns of Gifted and Talented Adolescents: Implications for Career Education

Abstract

Six years ago when I first became involved in the career education of gifted and talented adolescents, I began to notice two distinct career decision-making patterns. The pattern I most often observed was one of indecision, displayed by students who possess a multiplicity of intense interests and high aptitudes. The second pattern was quite opposite to the quandary of the multitalented. Gifted and talented students displaying this latter decision-making pattern have sometimes been called early emergers, for they decide on a career preference at an early age, make commitments toward its pursuit long before leaving high school, and appear to follow this singular route throughout their total career development. The early emerger pattern is usually displayed by a much smaller number of gifted and talented students, but it is somewhat conspicuous in its persistent nature. Both patterns have definite implications for improving career education programs for the gifted and talented

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