The effectiveness of super's theory-based career group counseling in developing self-concept and career decision-making among a sample of gifted students in Jordan

Abstract

This study explores the effectiveness of Donald Super’s theory-based career group counseling in improving self-concept and career-related decision-making among a sample of gifted students enrolled in King Abdullah II School for Excellence in Jordan. The quasi-experimental study used a total of 56 male and female tenth grade students, who volunteered to participate in the group counseling program. They were randomly distributed into two groups (experimental and control), each consisting of 15 participants. In order to answer the question of the study, a career group counseling program was developed based on Super's theory, and two scales were applied—the Adolescent Self-Concept Short Scale (ASCSS) and the Career Decision-Making (CDM) scale. The career group counseling program was applied to experimental group through 14 sessions (two weekly sessions) each lasting for 90 minutes The results of the study revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of α = < 0.05 between the degree of the experimental and control group scores in the post-test on the Adolescent Self-Concept Short Scale and the Career Decision-Making scale in favor of the experimental group, which showed the effectiveness of the program in promoting self-concept and career decision-making.