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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"career development theory"”.
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Career development at depth: a critical evaluation of career development theory from the perspective of analytical psychology
… have been neglected in classic and contemporary career development theories. This omission is addressed by undertaking a critical evaluation of career development theory in relation to analytical psychology. The primary research strategy adopted is a systematic and critical comparison of the two …
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Creative Problem Solving as a Positive Intervention and Approach to Career Development
… research can support students as they make career-related decisions and design their lives. Advancements in positive psychology build a foundation of research that supports work as a pathway to flourishing. Accordingly, research in career development theory investigates approaches that …
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Career Matters: Leveraging Positive Psychology to Guide Us to Good and Right Work
… of positive psychology can be applied to the career navigation process to elevate and enhance our capacity to find good and right work. In this paper, I will look through a positive psychology lens at career development theory and propose a series of interventions for the career navigation …
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Assessing the Career Awareness of Early Adolescent Learners
… Research has demonstrated that students' career awareness significantly influences consideration of STEM careers. According to cognitive and career development theory, career awareness (knowledge of the requisites, routines, and rewards of jobs) develops primarily during the elementary …
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Reflecting on vocation: a randomized trial of online expressive writing career interventions
… connected the construct to a variety of positive career-related and general well-being outcomes, there remains a scarcity of empirically tested interventions to increase calling. The present study sought to address this gap in the literature by experimentally testing three writing interventions …
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THE IMPACT OF INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWING ON OCCUPATIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGE FRESHMEN
… a component of the trilateral model for adaptive career decision, is an important construct for the modern world of work where job change is the norm and career paths are nonlinear. Since institutions of higher education dedicate significant resources to facilitate the career development of their …
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Learning Experiences and Career Successes of Immigrant Professionals in Canada
… offered to newcomers are not always based on a career development theory, nor are all career development theories tested against reality. The present study also uses the experiences described by the study participants to examine the utility of career self-determination theory (Chen, 2017), an …
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The effect of using a computer assisted career guidance system on career development attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors in students
<p>Computer assisted career guidance systems were designed to combine the power of computers with career development theory to assist students in self assessment, career exploration, occupational and educational planning and decision making. Two systems used at educational institutions are DISCOVER …
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Career development outcomes of college student involvement in out- of-class activities: a liberal arts and sciences alumni follow-up study
Career development theory suggests that the exploration process, an important stage of early adulthood, is facilitated by meaningful involvement in a variety of activities. This theoretical tenet is widely accepted, yet little empirical evidence exists to demonstrate the extent to which exploratory …
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Career choice: A challenge for high school students
This thesis investigates career choice from an industrial-psychological perspective in Namibia. The research question aimed to investigate whether Namibian youth are aware of the need to make career choice and whether they do make conscious career decisions. To assess career development and choice …
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A Computer-assisted Career Guidance Evaluation
… of this study was to investigate an effective career guidance intervention by means of: (a) comparing two computer assisted career guidance (CACG) systems, GA College 411 and Career Cruising; (b) comparing adoption rates between the two CACG systems; (c) comparing two intervention interval …
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Blending career education into the middle school instructional program: a model framework for teacher in-service programs
This study reported on the development and validation of a model framework to prepare in-service teachers to blend career education into on-going middle school instructional programs. Three research procedures were undertaken in the development of the model: review of the literature, from which a …
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A comparison of vocational interest types and job satisfaction in adult career development : a study of unskilled workers in Australia
The career development theory of Holland (1985) maintains that people whose vocational interests have congruence (or "fit") with their work environments will be more satisfied than those whose interests are incongruent. This study investigated whether this theory held for a group of 120 unskilled …
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A Model for Career Centers to Support Student Career Development: A Delivery Tool for Modern Career Centers
… The purpose of this paper is to develop an ideal career center model that supports student career development and can be used by all career center directors. Methods: An electronic survey was sent to 112 career center professionals to determine if the preliminary model was sound. Frequency …