Career Services Research Articles

Uniting two disciplines: An innovative partnership between family science and social work

AbstractObjectiveWe detail a case example describing the uniting of curricula from family science and social work into a comprehensive major that prepares students as both social workers and family life educators.BackgroundAs academic disciplines aimed at preparing undergraduates for careers in human service, family science and social work may compete for legitimacy and resources within higher education.MethodGuided by appreciative inquiry, we first offer our reflections on this case and its processes. In so doing, we discuss how faculty members worked together despite legitimate fears and concerns regarding the potential loss of professional identity to create a shared vision for undergraduate student preparation that honors the origins of both disciplines.ResultsFaculty collaborated to craft an enhanced curriculum that capitalized on collective strengths, overlaps in disciplinary origins and ethics, and market demands for licensed professionals. We provide a brief overview of family science and social work as separate disciplines, including their respective pathways to professionalization, ethical principles, and competencies, and practice guidelines as a way of illuminating commonalities.ConclusionWe conclude with lessons learned and a discussion of the future of family science and social work as partners rather than rivals with complementary disciplines.

Hadi Numan Al-Hiti (press and career services)

The dear province of Anbar gave birth to a large number of personalities who had a reputation in building the Iraqi state since its establishment in 1921 until the present day. The fields, and among those personalities that the people of Anbar have the right to be proud of because of the scientific legacy they left us in addition to their academic, journalistic and cultural role. Hadi Numan Al-Hiti and his press and career services are among the independent personalities who gained the fame, knowledge and knowledge that are based on their knowledge and standing without assistance From a party, party, or coup movement.

Career practitioners' response to career development concerns in the time of COVID-19.

The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a world‐wide impact on all areas of individuals’ health, including physical, psychological, financial, familial, social, and vocational. In the United States, the unemployment rate rose from 3.5% (5.8 million) to 13.3% (21 million) in May 2020 before dropping to 7.9% in October 2020. Cognitive information processing (CIP)is one career theory that addresses career needs of clients and society. In this article, we examine the impact of COVID‐19 on mental health and wellness, highlight differences for marginalized groups, and demonstrate how CIP theoretical elements may have been impacted by COVID‐19, and provide strategies enhancing client growth in these domains during a time when largescale social and physical distancing is recommended. The CIP‐based differentiated service delivery model is also described as a means for extending and providing access to career services.

Up the Chain: Gendered Mentoring in the U.S. Army

For careers in public service, meritocracy is espoused and idealized with formal structures for advancement. However, career development is also relational. Scholars have long discussed the benefits of mentoring both for psychosocial support and career advancement in organizations. While mentoring is recognized as important for career advancement, less is known about the nature of mentoring in male-dominated public sector organizations. In this paper we explore how mentoring functions in the U.S. Army—a male-dominated public service organization. Using data from a mixed method study, including survey data from approximately 1,200 Army personnel and analysis of 27 focus groups with 198 participants, we find that mentoring quality matters for all employees, but it matters more for women. We also find that mentoring is gendered, shaping the career trajectories of women and men in different ways.

“Expecting children to be dragons” in an east asian context: Parental expectations of children choosing a career in the public sector

ABSTRACT In East Asia, where a culture of submission to authority dominates, parental expectations significantly influence children’s career choices. A recent empirical study conducted in Taiwan shows that children are more inclined to pursue a public service career when influenced by their parents’ expectations. The present study asks two questions: why do parents in East Asia expect children to secure a career in public service? Is it a result of social pressure, parents’ own values, their socio-economic status, or all of these possible reasons? The present study uses data collected in Taiwan to answer these questions. Our findings broaden the current knowledge base of parental socialisation and its effect on children’s preference for public sector careers.

Challenges faced by Chinese community nurses when providing home-based hospice and palliative care: a descriptive qualitative study

BackgroundHospital facilities in China are experiencing increased strain on existing systems and medical resources, necessitating the use of home-based hospice and palliative care (HBHPC). HBHPC primarily relies on community nurses and related medical personnel. Understanding the challenges that community nurses face when providing this form of care is urgently needed to optimize the design and delivery of HBHPC. Our study aimed to gain insight into community nurses’ challenges when providing HBHPC for patients.MethodsWe performed a descriptive qualitative study using a phenomenology approach. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 13 nurses from two community health service centers in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. A thematic analysis was applied to identify themes from the transcribed data.ResultsThree major themes emerged: 1) Community nurses’ inadequate self-preparation for providing HBHPC; 2) Patients and their families’ non-collaboration in HBHPC; 3) Community health service career disadvantages. Many negative experiences can be attributed to institutional barriers.ConclusionCommunity nurses faced multifaceted challenges in home care settings. This study could provide a framework for guiding the improvement of interventional variables in the provision of HBHPC. Future research should involve developing effective methods of improving community nurses’ job motivation and community health service institutions’ incentive systems, as well as increasing advocacy around HBHPC.

ANALYZING SIGNALS OF (IN)EQUITY AND POWER IN ENGINEERING COLLEGE INTERNSHIP ADVERTISEMENTS

Gendered and racialized barriers play a significant role in undergraduate students' interest and persistence in engineering. While sexist and racist environments have been widely investigated in engineering academic settings, the impediments to equity in work-related engineering socialization experiences are far less explored. Specific to undergraduate students' work settings, internships serve as anticipatory socialization experiences where students learn what it is like to work in certain fields. Yet, little is known about the cues that sponsoring companies provide to potential interns about organizational ideology and power. Drawing from 122 advertisements for college engineering internships, this study explored companies' language and linguistic tools in ads. Within a framework of signaling theory and feminist critical discourse analysis, we used document analysis to examine organizational statements of equal employment and diversity as well as (implicitly gendered and racialized) power structures signaled by linguistic tools (e.g., nominative personal pronouns). Findings reveal a lack of specificity in companies' explicit statements, suggesting that "diversity" language evades identifying concrete equity efforts. Further, results illustrate the complex nature of how companies used linguistic tools to promote their own diversity values and position interns' agency. Leveraging a feminist lens, we discuss how leaving inclusive practices and power structures unnamed may signal a performative commitment to equity. We conclude with implications for higher education researchers, practitioners in career services, and employers recruiting college interns.

L. S. Tal and V. M. Gordon: Double portrait for the anniversary

This article provides a comparative analysis of the life and creative paths of well-known Russian lawyers L. S. Tal and V. M. Gordon. The appeal of biographies of these scholars is not only the anniversary of their births, but also meaningful and applied purposes. The activities of these scholars, especially Tal, are linked to the formation of the domestic study of labor law, and the discussion between them on key issues about the recruitment of labor is important for understanding the genesis of labor law. The difference in their approaches to labor law issues was due to differences in their training, specialization, and even temperament. At the same time, many factual elements in their biographies have been clarified, and some have been made public for the first time. This allows not only to correct their biographical information, but also to better understand peculiarities of their worldviews and the scale of their contributions to the development of legal studies. The relevance of their discussions is also increasing in connection with currently changing approaches to regulating labor relations and increasing its flexibility. Attention is drawn to the social environment in which their views were formed, their gymnasium and university training, careers in public service, and personal lives. Their scholarly and teaching activities were at the center of attention, and both at one time taught and conducted scientific activities at the Demidov Juridical Lyceum (Yaroslavl).

“It is a very difficult process”: career service providers’ perspective on career counseling in Pakistani universities

Career guidance and counseling (CGC) is needed by many university students in Pakistan. Career service providers (CSPs) can offer appropriate services if they have a sound understanding of CGC needs of students. This study explores perspectives of CSPs working in Pakistani universities about career needs of their students, services offered to their students and the challenges encountered in this process. Qualitative semi-structured interviews with seven CSPs working in two major cities of Pakistan were carried out. Thematic analysis revealed variety of needs (like self-awareness, decision making), services (like one to one counseling, career fairs, seminars) and multiple challenges (like unrealistic expectations of students, insufficient resources) regarding CGC. Results are discussed along with thematic maps. Research implies that CSPs could expand and promote their services; CGC could be customized as per local community needs; parental concerns could be dealt with CGC; CGC could be aligned with academia as well as industry. Future research could look into planning, execution, impact and comparisons of indigenous CGC services.

ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ГРАЖДАНСКАЯ СЛУЖБА В РОССИИ: ПРАВИЛА, ТРАДИЦИИ, ДОКУМЕНТЫ, ТЕХНОЛОГИИ

The article studiers reasons for the emergence and the main stages in the formation of the document system connected with the public service career development in the Russian Empire. The main imperial principles of the “service” to the state are considered. Over the last thirty years, there has been a tendency towards the revival of the public service in Russia. The article also focuses on the fundamentals of implementing the principle of accessibility and openness of information about the public service through the Internet free access to the state information resources. The present paper characterizes those resources, describes their purpose and the procedure of using them in compliance with the norms of the personal data protection legislation and with other local regulations governing the accumulation, analysis, reporting, systematization and also the provision of information concerning the civil servants. It is also worth noting that in all the time periods considered in the article, the principle of transparency of the processes and results of the civil servants’ activity remained fundamental. Summing up the results of the study of the principles, rules and technologies for the documenting of the civil service stages, one can emphasize a special, perhaps at first glance implicit, but a timehonored tradition of observing a civic duty and responsibility of the public service representatives towards themselves, towards the people and the state.

Juozapato Mykolo Karpio karjeros pradžia Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės kanclerio Karolio Stanislovo Radvilos aplinkoje

THE BEGINING OF JUOZAPATAS MYKOLAS KARPIS’ CAREER IN THE CIRCLE OF KAROLIS STANISLOVAS RADVILA, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA In the eighteenth century an individual would realize oneself by being a part of a wider group of people. A successful career in the state service would be impossible by just having some connections. A great example of this theory is Juozapatas Mykolas Karpis (1679–1739), who in the beginning of the career was able to enter the circle of the Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Karolis Stanislovas Radvila (1669–1719). Seemingly, K. S. Radvila and his circle had a big influence on the further career of J. M. Karpis. This assumption is based on a source found in the Sėla Museum of Biržai. This source is comprised of the letters from various people written to J. M. Karpis in 1720–1722, when he worked in the episcopate of Vilnius. Some letters are from the years prior to that. It is a new source for historiography, and the letters enrich the research on J. M. Karpis with new information. They reveal his work and, most importantly, the environment in which he acted. Many of the names were not mentioned in the research on J. M. Karpis earlier. So, the main aim is to identify the connections forged in the circle of the Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and their influence to J. M. Karpis’ career. Next in this research, after a short presentation of the direct influence of K. S. Radvila to J. M. Karpis’ career, the environment is explored in which J. M. Karpis was most active and a few important figures that helped him to reach higher positions are identified. It is important to mention that in this article we analyse two separate periods of J. M. Karpis’ life to show the lasting links between those two episodes. Hereby, the method of prosopography comes handy. It helps to find connections between J. M. Karpis, his patron K. S. Radvila and the people mentioned in the letters. This kind of analysis allows for the separation of the most important individuals in his circle and tracking the impact of K. S. Radvila to J. M. Karpis’ career. Keywords: the Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Karolis Stanislovas Radvila; Juozapatas Mykolas Karpis; the Bishop of Vilnius Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski; clients of the Radvilas, secretary of the Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Vilnius Diocese; the Bishop of Samogitia.

Between Talents and Environment Impact during Pandemic COVID-19: Sketching the Career Perception in Vocational School

The purpose of this study was to determine and examine how student career perceptions are handled by students related to the environmental impact, talents, and COVID-19 circumstances on career services at State Vocational School 3 Klaten. This study uses a qualitative approach. Respondents were students and teachers of Guidance and Counselling at state vocational high school 3 Klaten. The findings indicate that students' career conceptions are connected to the environmental influence, skills, and the COVID-19 settings surrounding career services and that these beliefs favourably affect students' self-development. The findings indicate that the results of interviews with students regarding factors influencing their perceptions of career counselling and career development, including talents, promising career planning with parental support and the impact of the environment, career exploration, career development, and support from learning facilities during the COVID-19.

How Are Egyptian Agricultural Students Preparing for a Career?

Egypt has made substantial progress in access to education. However a high unemployment rate among university graduates and employers being unable to find a skilled workforce are of great concern. A pragmatic approach for education that enables student to participate in career preparation activities in and outside the classrooms and prepare them for a job following their graduation is of paramount importance. Soliciting opinions from undergraduate students and professors in five agricultural universities and employers from major agricultural industries in Egypt this study aimed to identify student participation in career preparation activities, ascertain major sources for career advice and information about their prospective careers and preparation for those careers. The findings revealed that students had limited opportunities to practice in their career skill-building through their coursework activities. For a majority of the students, professors and university graduates were the primary sources for career advice. Students seldom visited career services offices and did not quite utilize their services, but frequently browsed websites of potential employers. Career advising services appeared to be below the students’ expectations across the universities. Strategies and policies are needed to strengthen career advisory services at universities to improve graduates’ chances of obtaining meaningful employment in their fields of study.

Evaluating the efficacy of embedding employability into a second-year undergraduate module

ABSTRACT Employability is a primary concern for many students who face a competitive job market in the aftermath of COVID-19. It is also a pressing concern for universities with governments increasing pressure on universities to deliver courses that bring value for money to the students whilst also positively contributing to the economy. To address these demands some universities and courses have embedded employability within their degree (embedded approach) whilst others offer employability teaching through career services separate from students’ courses (parallel approach). This article experimentally examines the impact of embedding employability within the curriculum on students’ career planning, knowledge, and confidence in completing common graduate selection tasks (i.e. application forms, psychometrics, interviews, etc.). A longitudinal pre–post experiment containing 64 second-year undergraduates found that students that received employability embedded within their course reported an increased sense of career planning, higher levels of knowledge and confidence on selection tasks and greater intentions to attain relevant work experience compared to those in a control group. These findings highlight the important role that universities can play in smoothing students’ transition into the workplace.

SURVEY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS INVOLVEMENT IN THE REGIONS OF GEORGIA IN THE CONTEXT OF GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT

Reforms in the field of education have been going on for almost 30 years since Georgia gained its independence. During the period, numbers of ministers and heads of educational institutions were replaced. Unfortunately, the subject of graduate employment remains an unresolved issue. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are crucial in training qualified graduates and employing them according their profession. The given paper presents the qualitative analysis of Higher Education Institutions involvement in the context of graduate employment. The study involves all accredited universities and teaching universities located in the regions of Georgia by January 2020, which had at least first-generation of graduates. This approach determines the reliability and validity of the study. Hence, the research encompasses 4 universities and 6 teaching universities located in the regions of Georgia. The aim of the research is to evaluating the current conditions of HEIs in relation to labor market stakeholders, determine the problems and challenges in regards of graduates’ employment by profession. Analyze the functions of career services and outline the aspects that create horizontal and vertical unemployment of graduates. The presented article is one of the first academic attempt that examines region based Higher Educational Institutions by qualitative research method, using interview technique. Therefore, its scientific and practical significance is important in terms of the developing regional and then national higher educational environment.

The Art and life of Alàgbà Fálétí – A Pic torial, Art and Artifacts Exhibition in Honor of Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí (1921- 2017) curated by Akinsola Adejuwon and Seyi Ogunjobi

Alàgbà Adébáyọ Fálétí to generations both in “town and gown” is a Yorùbá ̀ iconic cultural statement. His life was a window to different historical epochs in Nigeria. A life that spanned and recorded historical trajectories of early colonial, decolonisation, independent movement, First and Second World Wars, and Nigerian Civil War, Military and Civilian Rules experiences of Nigeria, is worth studying. The Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife in recognition of the deep engraving of the footprints of Fálétí in the sands of Yorùbá, indeed African times, called for befitting academic and cultural activities. Among these are this art and artifacts exhibition, a Colloquium, a Playlet and Documentary Film Show. Fálétí’s intense dedication to the promotion of the Yorùbá ọmọlúàbí cultural ethos and his deployment of his God-given talents and acquired capabilities in the promotion of Yorùbá literary and visual arts, history, poetry, orature, cinema and indeed 1 This is a review of the 2-week pictorial, art and artifacts exhibition in Honor of Alagba Adebayo Faleti in 2017 at the Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, curated by Akinsola Adejuwon and Seyi Ogunjobi.
 
 Reviews 192 Akinsola Adejuwon African arts in general, is not lost on all Fálétí enthusiasts. Furthermore, his remarkable service as Senior Art Fellow at the Institute of Cultural Studies OAU completes the Institute’s resolution to capture the worthy legacy in the appropriate location even with the inauguration of an Alàgbà Adébáyọ Fálétí ̀ Library, Institute of Cultural Studies. Within a lifetime of close to one century, Fálétí delivers perhaps unique classical Yorùbá messages in words matched with action, first to Africa and then the world. This review looks at the pictorial and art exhibition covering the world of Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Akande Fálétí. It is an assessment of a thematic display of selected pictures and objects which probably placed the observer within the environment and with people Fálétí related with. The images, pictures, artworks and objects in the display were segmented into five major parts. These focused mainly on Alàgbà Fálétí’s parentage, early childhood, education within pristine Yorùbá-driven legacies of the Ọyọ̀ -́ Yorùbá type, Family life over-written from data flowing from core Yorùbá ethical and artistic ‘motherboard.’ Represented also are years of adolescence and expressions of early youthful forays under various tutelary influences, variegated working periods, writing and acting plus public service careers. Alàgbà Fálétí’s childhood coincided with the period when the British Colonial Government had taken over administration of entire geographical space known as Nigeria. In spite of introduction of foreign culture and customs into Nigeria by the Europeans, Yorùbá culture remained resilient. Hence, we could imagine that the childhood of Alàgbà Fálétí was not radically different from Samuel Johnson’s description of features of Yorùbá childhood as characterised by ‘freedom’ (Johnson: 2009, pp.98-100). These facets of life are arranged in a flow of one hundred and thirty-two frames of pictures and images appropriately hanged on the gallery wall boards, awards, artworks and objects displayed on individual stands. The montage produced by the flow of images on exhibition probably rallied to install both the titular and tutelar toga of ‘Alàgbà’ on Fálétí. Perhaps this also developed from a character evincing deep and cultured qualities over the last century. Qualities projectable only from such roundly home-grown dignitary. An all-round Yorùbá man from the core to the marked skin on his face.

Career Development in Nursing: Identifying the Career Anchors of Nurses at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Background: Nurses are the largest providers of care services in the health care system who play an important role in the community health by providing health care. Therefore, maintaining and developing them is an integral part of human resource management in the health system. Considering that one of the tools for career development is determining job anchors, this study was conducted in 2020 to identify the career anchors of nurses from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in order to develop their career path. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 268 nurses working in hospitals and educational centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences who were selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected using the standard Schein questionnaire and analyzed by independent t-test and ANOVA in SPSS 23 software. Results: Among career anchors, service and dedication (24.74 ± 1.72) had the highest, and managerial competence (16.35 ± 2.32) had the lowest mean score. Furthermore, the average entrepreneurial creativity in women was significantly higher than men (p = 0.04). And in men, the average of pure challenges was significantly higher than women (p = 0.04). In addition, people with undergraduate degree showed a greater tendency to technical/functional competence (p = 0.02). Clinical nurses were more likely to become managers (p = 0.04), and corporate nurses were more inclined to have a lifestyle anchor (p = 0.04). Conclusion: Regarding service and dedication anchor, which had the highest average score among the interviewed nurses, individuals are motivated by pursuing valuable goals and meeting the needs of others. Whilest managerial competencies were not the priority of the studied nurses. Therefore, the opportunity for promotion in nurses is not just focused on reaching a managerial position. Therefore, it is suggested that the management of human resources in university define the career path of people based on their anchors and specific interests to people in terms of mental and mental health for creating a favorable atmosphere and better performance.

Awareness and satisfaction with the Student Affairs and Services (SAS) in the Institute of Criminal Justice Education

This descriptive-survey study aimed to determine the extent of awareness and level of satisfaction on the student affairs and services of DMMMSU- MLUC, City of San Fernando, La Union as the basis for policy recommendation. A total of 120 students from the Institute of Criminal Justice Education (ICJE) was selected as respondents of the study. A survey questionnaire was used as a data-gathering tool. Frequency counts and median were used to describe and analyze the data. Results of the survey showed that the students were generally very much aware and satisfied with the student affairs and services rendered by the university. However, there were also areas where further improvement can be made, specifically on guidance and counselling services, career and job placement services, student handbook development, as well as services related to student council/government, student discipline, and student yearbook. Hence, policy enhancements were recommended to improve the level of awareness and satisfaction on said services dimension areas.

A Review Of Gaining Cultural Competence in Career Counseling, Second Edition

Journal of Employment CounselingVolume 58, Issue 4 p. 182-185 Book Review A Review Of Gaining Cultural Competence in Career Counseling, Second Edition Reviewed by Yas Djadali Hardaway, Corresponding Author Yas Djadali Hardaway [email protected] Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine UniversityCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed to Yas Djadali Hardaway, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University, Career Services, 6100 Center Drive, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045-9206 (email: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this author Reviewed by Yas Djadali Hardaway, Corresponding Author Yas Djadali Hardaway [email protected] Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine UniversityCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed to Yas Djadali Hardaway, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University, Career Services, 6100 Center Drive, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045-9206 (email: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this author First published: 30 November 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/joec.12172Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Volume58, Issue4December 2021Pages 182-185 RelatedInformation

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The purpose of this study was to empirically verify the relationship between university education service quality, department satisfaction, and career decision-making self-efficacy perceived by college students. In addition, the mediating effect of department satisfaction was verified in the influence of career decision-making self-efficacy according to the quality of university education service. To this end, in this study, a survey was conducted on 123 college students in the aviation service-related department, and statistical analysis was conducted on the survey data. As a result, university education service quality, department satisfaction, and career decision. It was found that there was a significant positive effect between self-efficacy. In addition, the results of verifying the mediating effect of department satisfaction in the relationship between university education service quality and career decision-making self-efficacy showed that the mediating effect of department satisfaction was significant. Through this study, the significance of this study can be evaluated as the significance of this study is that it empirically revealed whether the quality of university education service can increase the satisfaction of college students