Career Development Theory Research Articles

Unpacking Immigrant Youth Career Development in Canada

This paper uses data from interviews with immigrant youth in Ottawa, Canada, to explore early career-development and employment transition experiences of the youth. Framed by the Community-Interaction Theory of Career Development, the study explores the kind of influences and influencers, which shape career decisions and early on-the-job experiences of young immigrants. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data from face-to-face interviews reveals that some of the key influences on immigrants come from parents, siblings, and members of the ethnic community, in particular from teachers and peers from Sunday language schools, which create a unique climate encouraging students to pursue higher education.

"SLAMETHAN ASSÎR" as A Media of Harmonization between Individual Happiness and Social Peace

The kiai of the Besuki Residency in the past, had local wisdom in carrying out social harmonization to achieve mutual happiness. One of them is through "Slamethan Assîr" which is carried out by the community so that they can grow and develop in their careers. This study aims to understand the meaning of achieving happiness and prosperity in life through "Slamethan Assîr" and its implementation in career development, from the perspective of self-concept theory of career development. This research uses the ethnographic method. The results of this study indicate that "Slamethan Assîr" means as a guide that a career must contain the value of worship, hoping for blessings for the family, and giving charity to maintain harmony with neighbors. Career development is a process of developing self-concept; self-quality and competence and paying attention to the environmental context. The standard of career success is to feel prosperous and happy with family, friends, or neighbors and must be in line with the pleasure of Allah. So they will avoid corrupt, fraudulent, and other heinous acts. This research is useful for the development of the psychology of entrepreneurship and career

XTRA study protocol: eXploring medical sTudents’ caReer reAdiness—a cross-sectional study in the UK

Abstract Background and objectives Professional and career enhancing opportunities are essential for developing skills required for a successful career in medicine. Research to date has mainly focused on the extent to which medical schools prepare students for clinical work as junior doctors. However, there remains a need to ascertain how students prepare for their career and what facilitates or hinders learning regarding careers in medicine. The purpose of the XTRA study is to examine career readiness of medical students at UK universities and the support they receive during their studies regarding career planning. Methods The eXploring medical sTudents’ caReer reAdiness (XTRA) study is a national cross-sectional study of all medical students enrolled at a UK medical school. Data collection will occur via a secure online survey designed as a training need analysis based on the principles of Super’s theory (Super, 1953) of career development. A snowball sampling strategy will be used to recruit participants via social media and networks. Results will be analysed using quantitative analysis and thematic analysis to identify themes in qualitative responses. The primary outcome is to understand the perspective of current medical students on how well prepared they are about entering their careers in healthcare. Conclusions We anticipate that findings from this study will help identify career readiness of medical students to facilitate the development of career development programmes and resources to ensure medical students are well equipped for their future careers.

On epistemic justice in career guidance

ABSTRACT This paper presents a framework for understanding epistemic injustice in career development theory and practice. It is based on Fricker’s philosophical conceptualisation of epistemic injustice and its sub-forms of hermeneutical and testimonial injustice. The intention is to generate insights that direct us to injustices embedded in knowledge production and institutional practices that harm a person’s capacity as a knower. Moreover, the intellectual-ethical virtue of mitigating epistemic injustice and how this virtue can be enacted in the context of career guidance are discussed. I argue that epistemic justice approaches contribute to intellectual and ethical dimensions of social justice and there is a need to examine distinct forms of injustices of knowing manifested in the knowledge of career development and career guidance practice.

Career Information Practices of Guidance Practitioners

Although career development theories underline the central role of information in career choice and studies show that guidance practitioners are among the main information sources of people making career choices, the actual information practices of these practitioners in their career interventions remain fragmented. Moreover, the studies on the theme of career choice associating information, information sources and information practices (whether it is among guidance practitioners or individuals in career choice) offer little conceptualization on these notions. In order to fill this gap, an online survey of 330 guidance practitioners in Quebec was conducted to document specifically their career information practices (information sources consulted and categories of career information sought). Statistical analysis show that the main career information sought relates to central elements of career choice (training programs and occupations) and the main information sources consulted are non-human and institutional. In addition, some contextual elements are associated with seeking and selecting certain categories of information and sources. The discussion highlights the importance of digital sources in the information practices of these practitioners, the association between the populations served and the choice of information sources and categories of career information and the role of co-workers as information support on career and beyond.

Factors Affecting Career Planning of Bachelor of Arts Undergraduates in Sri Lanka

In a dynamic labor market where the skills and job requirements demanded constantly changes affects the graduates of undergraduates, especially those following in the arts stream, career planning is important. In order to understand the career planning process to fill the gap between demand and supply of employment, the study aimed to identify the factors influencing career planning and to build a career planning model. The study considered a sample of 136 respondents following the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) program at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. A path analysis was conducted along with a Spearman’s rho to test the hypothesized model developed using three career development theories, namely, Gottfredson’s Circumscription and Compromise, Social Cognitive Career Theory, and Self-Determination Theory, to a four-stage career planning model. The study identified that there are influential factors that directly influence in the career planning process while factors such as prior achievement indirectly influence in the career planning process

WHY ARE GIRLS NOT BECOMING SCIENTISTS?: USING CIRCUMSCRIPTION AND COMPROMISE CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO ANALYZE GENDERED SCIENCE CAREER ASPIRATIONS

WHY ARE GIRLS NOT BECOMING SCIENTISTS?: USING CIRCUMSCRIPTION AND COMPROMISE CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO ANALYZE GENDERED SCIENCE CAREER ASPIRATIONS

Practical Curriculum Approach

For decades, the achievement gap between low-income Black males and other groups is sufficiently documented and persists. This study calls for a new practical curriculum approach that provides the necessary conditions for how low-income Black males learn, stay engaged, and assist in building the capacity for positive self-efficacy. The significance of this curriculum approach would be improving academic achievement among the group, closing the gap, and facilitate long-term socioeconomic sustainability for the group that is most likely vulnerable to systemic barriers and prejudices. Through a qualitative approach and a historical design, the findings developed a curriculum approach grounded in Social Learning Theory, Human Capital Theory, and Career development Theory. The theoretical framework embodies and incorporates the practical approach found in ( Yusuf & Nabeshima, 2012 ) and ( Lee & Fredriksen, 2008 ) and could improve academic achievement among the group.

Analysis of The Effect Of Employee Compensation and Employee Career Development on Employee Performance at The Regional General Hospital of Ciamis District

This research starts from the fundamental problems of low performance of employees at the Ciamis District Regional General Hospital. It thought to have been coming by Employee Compensation and Employee Career Development towards Employee Performance at the Ciamis District Regional General Hospital, not yet implemented. The approach in this study refers to the context of the theory of Employee Compensation and Employee Career Development also Employee Performance as part of the scope of Public Administration. The method of research used an explanatory survey with technical analysis Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), while the population of Ciamis District General Hospital. The results of the study showed the need for further research on the optimization of the increasing influence of Employee Compensation and Employee Career Development on Employee Performance at the Ciamis District Regional General Hospital, viewed from the perspective of Public Administration. This is indicated by the existence of other variables that influence the Employee Performance at the Ciamis District Regional General Hospital.

Effect of Proactive Personality on Career Decidedness: The Mediating Role of Career Exploration and the Moderating Role of Anticipated Regret.

In order to deepen the understanding of the personality antecedents of students’ career decidedness, this study, based on social cognitive career theory and career development theory, examined the effect of proactive personality on career decidedness as well as the mediating mechanism and moderating factors in this process. The results of the survey of 783 Chinese college students showed that proactive personality was positively related to career decidedness via career exploration, and anticipated regret moderated the relationship between proactive personality and career exploration significantly. Both theoretical and practical implications are discussed at the end of this research.

A global comparison of the circumscription and compromise theory of career development in science career aspirations

AbstractGlobally, science interest in diminishing among students, and as a result the science career field has begun to suffer from a lack of science career aspirations. The issue is especially relevant in developed countries, such as the United States, Japan, and South Korea, because of their policies and efforts to promote science and science education with students in their country. This study uses the circumscription and compromise (C&C) theory of career development to ascertain what factors are contributing to the lack of science career aspirations. Data were sourced from a cross‐national, K‐12, expanded Draw‐a‐Scientist Test that was collected as part of a larger study on students’ science perceptions. A binary logistic regression was used to determine what factors, if any, were significant predictors of science circumscription in each of the four C&C stages. The factors tested were age grouping (6–8, 9–13, and 14–19), location (the United States, South Korea, Jamaica, Japan, and El Salvador), and gender. Results found that age was a significant predictor in all four stages, whereas gender was only significant in two. Significant variation between countries only occurred in stage 1 and stage 3.

Exploring occupational aspirations of school-age children by fluid intelligence, gender and grade

The present study explored the occupational aspirations of school-age children (N = 394) comparing differences by gender, level of intelligence and grade level. Results indicated that girls’ aspirations were more realistic, intrinsically motivated, prosocial and inclusive of higher education than those of boys. Moreover, a higher level of intelligence only from the fourth grade and 10 years of age was associated with higher education aspirations. These results suggest that in choosing occupational aspirations, children from the fourth grade (aged 10–11) may begin to be guided by intellectual abilities. The contribution of these results to career development theories is discussed.

Responding to Career Development Uncertainties and Successfully Navigating Career Journeys

The Problem The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employees and organizational leaders to consider the reality of its impact on career goals. Individuals have been forced to reconsider or readjust their career goals as being achievable, deferred, or even eliminated. Organizational leaders or those in strategic positions have been forced to consider how individual career goals could impact the organization’s capacity to survive. The Solution Career development theories are useful for examining the role of human resource development professionals in helping employees achieve career goals as they attempt to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. Re-emphasizing career development as a core component of HRD highlights the significance of career development theories in adjusting to pandemics and crises that impact individual career goals and organizational strategic goals and opportunities. The Stakeholders HRD researchers, scholar/practitioners, professionals, and others who research and practice career development and use career development theory.

Career Search Self‐Efficacy and STEM Major Persistence

Large gaps in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) labor market exist due to high STEM undergraduate attrition rates. I examined career search self‐efficacy as a predictor of STEM major persistence in a sample of undergraduate engineering students (N = 100). Results suggested that higher career search self‐efficacy scores were associated with increased odds of persisting in an engineering major. Implications for using career development theory in STEM career planning courses and future STEM undergraduate persistence research are discussed.

The (faltering) renaissance of theory in higher education careers practice

This article charts the changes in career development theory and practice within UK higher education over the past two (and a bit) decades. We outline some of the social, economic and political drivers that have influenced both theory and practice over this time and examine the extent to which theory and practice have influenced each other - revealing a paucity of dialogue between theory and practice at a strategic service delivery level. We end with some suggestions for bringing these two strands closer and a call for further evaluation of the potential for theory to inform practice and vice versa.

'Confined Dreams' of Informal Skills Learners: Can TVET Widen Their Aspirations?

More than eighty percent of youth in Nepal are estimated to be learning their livelihood-skills through work. Generally, those informal skills learners either never visit a school or discontinue their school education and start a career without formal or non-formal skills training. Adopting the qualitative research approach, and underpinned by career development theories, I argue that those people have to confine their aspirations due to unfavorable TVET system. I also use poetic inquiry to analyze and present the information. I also discuss how the country's TVET system can support such a massive number of informal skills learners. The research is based on in-depth interviews conducted with six youth and adults working in three different trades— pottery, fast-food, and motorcycle service mechanics located in Kathmandu Valley. It is concluded that the struggle at school and the path of work faced by those adolescents and youths for getting a job are diverse. It is also found that informal skills learners have aspirations, mainly limited to either establishing or extending the existing enterprise with their competence acquired through workplace learning. The paper concludes that the state should facilitate fulfilling the aspirations of those informal skills learners.

Frequent music festival attendance: festival fandom and career development

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to compare features of career development and fandom in frequent festival attendance in the context of Finnish music festivals.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a mixed methods research approach and employs two theoretical frameworks: theories of career development and fandom.FindingsIn frequent festival attendance, both festival career development and festival fandom are most clearly present in motivation development and social dimensions.Practical implicationsStrategically, frequent festivalgoers should be considered as crucial stakeholders, who might mobilize the co-creation of a sense of community or festival brand.Originality/valueMusic-related fandom has been previously investigated in relation to artists and specific musical genres, but not so much in relation to music festivals in general. Career studies, on the other hand, concentrate heavily on sports events. There is a scarcity of research scrutinizing both career development and fandom in the festival context within the same study, and festival attendance as part of music tourism is an under-researched area.

Determinants of Selection of A-Level Subject Combinations for Future Career Choice among Private Secondary School Students in Dodoma City Council, Tanzania

This study investigated the determinants of selection of A-level subjects’ combination for future career choice among private secondary school students. The study was guided by four specific objectives: to establish how personal interest determine the selection of A-level subjects combination for future career choice, to determine whether parents’ economic status influences the selection of A-level subject combination for future career choice, to determine how parents level of education contributes to the selection of A-level subject combination for future career choice, to find out whether peer pressure determines the selection of A-level subject combinations for future career choice. The study was guided by Self- Concept Theory of Career Choice and Development as well as Social Cognitive Career Theory. The study employed mixed research approach whereby the researchers used both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Convergent parallel research design was used to guide the researchers’ right from the data collection stage through data recording and finally data presentation. The researchers used questionnaires to get information from teachers and students, while the heads of schools were interviewed. The researchers used both probability and non-probability sampling to get the sample size from the population. Lastly, the researchers conducted a pilot study in one of the secondary schools in Dodoma City Council before the real study to test the reliability of the research instruments. The findings of the study revealed that parents have a big influence on their children’s selection of subject combinations as teachers guide students according to their performance to select their subject combination. This study recommends that another study needs to be carried out to find out the causes and solutions of the determinants of selection of A-level subject combination for future career choice among private secondary school students.

Poklicne odločitve in vodenje kariere v kontekstu avtonomnosti in samoodločanja

The author reviews changes in career management that have occurred in recent years due to a dynamic economy and labour market, as well as the influences of modern approaches deriving from career development theories. It is obvious that the current career guidance is complex and relies on psychological theories dealing with the structure of an individual, with developmental phases and, more recently, those focusing on identity and creating individuality. In this context, the emphasis is on the requirements for autonomous management and career construction, the own management of learning processes rather than passive education and other innovations. The author applies all of these innovations to persons with special needs, where he also presents a synthesised competence career model for this population.

지역아동센터 청소년의 진로정체감에 미치는 영향 : 진로발달이론과 지역아동센터 요인을 중심으로

빈곤을 경험하는 청소년들은 진로정체감 형성과 발달에 어려움을 겪고 있다. 본 연구는 Super(1957)의 진로발달이론에 근거한 개인적ㆍ환경적 요인과 지역아동센터 요인이 지역아동센터 이용 청소년의 진로정체감에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 본 연구는 지역아동센터 패널데이터(5차)를 활용하여, 센터 이용 중학교 3학년(N=342)의 진로정체감을 분석하였다. 종속변수는 연구대상의 진로정체감, 독립변수는 진로발달이론에서 제시한 개인적ㆍ환경적 요인과 지역아동센터 요인으로 구성하였다. 다중회귀분석 결과, 개인적 요인(자아탄력성)과 환경적 요인(가정경제수준, 방임, 학교적응)이 센터 이용 청소년의 진로정체감에 영향을 주었다. 또한, 지역아동센터 만족도와 프로그램 이용영향평가(자기계발 및 경험)가 이용 청소년의 진로정체감에 영향을 주었다. 연구결과에 근거하여 지역아동센터 이용 청소년의 진로정체감 발달을 위한 사회복지적 함의를 제시하였다.