A Note From the New Editor

I am Jerry Trusty, the new editor of The Career Development Quarterly (CDQ). I am honored to assume this position and look forward to working in this capacity. As the incoming editor, I have been working closely with Mark Pope, the outgoing editor, for more than a year now. 1 express my thanks to Mark for many things. First, Mark leaves me a journal in very good condition. That is, there was an effective, functional system of manuscript review in place; there is no large backlog of manuscripts; and the editorial board and the ad hoc editorial board are strong. I was able to easily step into and use Mark's well-organized system and resources and continue with the high level of functioning. Mark's editorial assistant, Mika Ross, has also been very helpful in the organizational aspects of the editor transition process.

Second, I thank Mark for his unending patience with me during this transition. I know I have asked him hundreds of questions, and I have likely asked him several questions more than once. All who know Mark know his patience. He took time at The National Career Development Association (NCDA) and the American Counseling Association (ACA) conferences to meet with me, and there were countless phone calls and e-mails from him. Mark worked diligently at making the transition a smooth one.

Third, I thank Mark for leaving me and NCDA a quality journal. Others are responsible for this also (e.g., editorial board, ad hoc editorial board, NCDA leadership, authors, production staff), but the editor of a journal carries a large portion of the responsibility for the quality of a journal. CDQ has consistently been a highly rated journal in the field, and the journal's ratings have been trending upward during Mark's tenure as editor. I understand that ratings are not always truly reflective of a journal's quality. A more objective indicator of quality for me is the high degree to which I and many others depend on CDQfor knowledge about career development.

I thank our exceptional editorial board for the work they have been doing and continue to do. This work is often tedious, but it is work that is salient to our knowledge bases. CDQhus enjoyed a healthy number of submitted manuscripts during the past year. I am genuinely impressed with the thought fulness, care, knowledge, and effort that editorial board members devote to reviewing manuscripts.

CDQ welcomes several new members to the editorial board: Patrick Akos, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Dennis Engels, University of North Texas; Spencer Niles, The Pennsylvania State University; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia; Graham Stead, Cleveland State University; and Sherri Turner, University of Minnesota. These new members have been reviewing manuscripts for several months, and some have been reviewing manuscripts for a longer period because they are former members of the CDQAd Hoc Editorial Board.

I thank Dennis Engels for his efforts as the CD<2. liaison to the NCDA Board of Directors. He is a tireless advocate for CDQ NCDA, and ACA, and he has helped make the editorial transition a smooth one. I also thank the NCDA staff and leadership for their timely and helpful responses to questions and requests. Their support has been valuable. I also thank the production staff at ACA for their work and efficient operation.

Spencer Niles has been supportive of my transition in two major ways. As my department head at The Pennsylvania State University, he has been instrumental in providing the clerical/logistical support needed for me to effectively function as editor. He has also been a valuable resource because of his previous experience as editor of CDQ and leadership experiences with NCDA.

Lauren Robinson is our new CDQ editorial assistant. Many of you had the pleasure of meeting Lauren at NCDA in Washington, DC, this summer. Lauren has been on board since September 2007, and she has been an asset in keeping me organized and completing tasks efficiently.

I hope that readers are informed by this issue of CDQ which contains a special section: Career Development in Childhood. The editors for this section are Mary McMahon and Mark Watson, and they subsequently introduce the section and articles. An additional article appears in this issue, "The Influence of Gender, Generation Level, Parents' Education Level, and Perceived Barriers on the Educational Aspirations of Mexican American High School Students," by Lizette Ojeda and Lisa Y. Flores. This article describes important results on the association between perceived educational barriers and educational aspirations.

In closing, I am honored to assume the role of editor of CDQ. I follow in the footsteps of many notable professionals, and I take this responsibility seriously because I see the editor's role as service to the knowledgebases of the career counseling field. Much is known in the field, but much remains unknown, and many new areas of needed knowledge arise from change. Changes in ourselves as individuals, our families, our work, communities, regions, nations, and the world create a need for new knowledge about career development. I see knowledge as a dynamic and fluid phenomenon that can grow from diverse ways of knowing. I am glad to use my experience and skills to serve our knowledge bases, and I anticipate these efforts with enthusiasm.

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-Ierry Trusty, Editor