Review of Vocational Self-Guidance

Abstract

Reviews the book, Vocational Self-Guidance by Douglas Fryer (see record 1927-00673-000 ). Dr. Fryer presents this book as a result of practical experience in the vocational office. He offers it as a plan of vocational self-guidance for the intelligent man or woman. The book is not intended for the guidance of young people. The author emphasizes a fact which has often been previously stated, viz., that the individual must make his own choice of occupation. He urges the individual to investigate vocational opportunities and to study his own personality. In spite of the author's efforts to keep the book on the best possible scientific basis, he seems to have neglected to warn the reader that the individual's judgments of his own traits and abilities are not very reliable and that many serious errors will probably accompany any plan of self-guidance. This would be particularly true of the less intelligent reader. The book as a whole contains material which can be used particularly in the guidance of adults. It could be put into the hands of the adult himself, although as the author says, it would have to be an intelligent adult who could use it to advantage. His best use of it, however, would be in cooperation with the expert counselor or psychologist (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)