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Article: Meyer Bloomfield: organizer of the vocational guidance movement (1907-1917).
- Article from:
- Career Development Quarterly
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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Meyer Bloomfield was the preeminent leader of the vocational guidance
movement during the first 20 years of the 20th century. From 1907 to
1917, he worked to establish organizations, which today are called
the National Career Development Association and the American
Management Association, and to found a journal which is now called
the Journal of Counseling & Development. To train vocational guidance
personnel, he offered the 1st university course in counselor
education. He also published several books and many articles on
vocational guidance for both professionals and the public.
During the 1st decade of the 20th century, many activists and ...