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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"career information"”.
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An evaluation model for career information delivery systems
No uniform plan has been developed to evaluate career information delivery systems or to collect data from the various systems. Out of this context, a theoretical evaluation model was developed by which internal or external evaluators of career information delivery systems may develop evaluation …
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Use of and satisfaction with a career information accessing strategy
Computer-assisted guidance and information systems have recently gained increased popularity among counselors and students. However, there has been little objective research performed on them. The result has been that counselors are often uncertain about the appropriate usage of these instruments. …
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Assessing information needs of users of the Career Information Centre (CIC), UCT : working towards a framework for promoting better use of career services, in particular, resources in the CIC
This study is an assessment of the career information needs of users of the Career Information Centre (CIC), at the University of Cape Town. The study was conducted because it was clear to the CIC staff that the CIC was under-utilised by the student community. A thorough investigation of the …
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A history of Virginia VIEW 1980-1995
Virginia VIEW (Vital Information for Education and Work) has provided Virginians with up-to-date-career information since 1980. This research furnished a descriptive, historical narrative of Virginia VIEW, the Virginia Career Information Delivery System (CIDS) from 1980-1995. The study included the …
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Career maturity amongst first year university students in a commerce faculty at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape
Career maturity is an essential requirement in human existence. Super (1979) identified five stages which highlight the level of maturity an individual should have achieved at a certain age. However, increasingly, it is being recognised that individuals are not at the level of career maturity where …
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Career indecision amongst prospective university students
Career indecision is one of the key aspects that professionals in career guidance counselling are interested in assessing. Career indecision, in the context of university students has been defined as the “inability to select a university major or occupation” (Borgen & Hiebert, 2006, p. 58). Thus, …
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Access to career guidance through information and communication technology by learners with visual impairments in selected secondary schools of Zambia
… Zambia were more braille inclined in Accessing Career Guidance than through Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Objectives that guided the study were to; establish why learners with visual impairments were more braille inclined in Accessing Career Guidance than through ICT. Explore …
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A Study of Selected Perceptions of the Career Education Tasks of Elementary School Counselors
… school counselors should provide vocational/career information as do their secondary counterparts. Also teachers, students, parents, business, and community organizations need to have access to career education to acquire knowledge and skills necessary for success in today's job market. The …
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Effects of career guidance strategies for females on career maturity and locus of control of high-achieving twelfth-grade females
… to examine the effectiveness of the following career guidance strategies: career information investigating, job information interviewing, shadowing, panel of positive female role models, parental involvement and group counseling on career maturity and locus of control of high-achieving …
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Junior doctors : morale, job satisfaction, stress and their interrelationships
… and physical ill-health, life style data and career information. Data was obtained in three separate studies, comprising : 234 eligible PRHOs working within the West Midlands in 1993 (response rate of 83.6%) : A follow up study of the respondents to the original west Midlands survey (response …
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A community college evaluation of DISCOVER and Virginia VIEW
… this study was to evaluate a computer-assisted career information delivery system (CIDS), Virginia VIEW, with a computer-assisted guidance system (CAGS), DISCOVER, at a Virginia community college using parts of Shealy' s 1982 evaluation model patterned on the National Occupational Information …
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Expectations and Experiences of Undergraduate Students Who Participated in an Alumni Mentoring Program
… a mentoring program coordinated by a university career center.</p> <p>To conduct this qualitative research, information was gathered through interviews with undergraduate university students. Questions explored what factors guided students in choosing their alumni mentors, what they hoped the …
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The Impact of the Vocational Assessment Process on Juvenile Offender Self Concept
… low self concept and problems with exploring careers and identifying options may interfere with juvenile offenders’ abilities to plan for employment and successfully carry out their plan. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the vocational assessment process on enhancing …
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Career aspirations of undergraduate economic students
… to gain access to these economically-linked careers. By directing this research specifically at the career aspirations of undergraduate economic students, much could possibly be done in teaching, and guiding them toward the realisation of their aspirations. The aims of this study were: * To …
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An exploration of Lavender Hill's youth pathways to employment
… for, NGOs to advance their services for youth in career information and support them with instant education and training decisions; private companies partnering with local schools and post-secondary institutions to create platforms where the companies can speak to students about career …
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A case study of the characteristics and functions of female mentor relationships
… Mentoring is one strategy that can promote the career development of women. The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of female mentors and their activities and mentoring styles with male and female proteges. The study was specifically designed to …
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Parents' perception of school effectiveness in a Canadian and Ukrainian school : a comparative study
… preparation for postsecondary education and career information. This suggests that parents of students as early as in Grade 9 and 10 are concerned about their children’s future and want their children to be prepared by the school for lifelong learning. The majority of the Ukrainian parents …
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Using Sen's Capability Approach to Understand Students' Vocational Education and Training Experience in China
… perceived academic inferiority, inadequate career information, and weak signalling effects of their qualifications. At the same time, the research shows that students were not just passive recipients. Despite systemic constraints, many sought to reclaim a sense of value and purpose by …
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The effects of a short term career education program on selected aspects of career maturity of rural senior high black youth
… with the effects of a six week short term career education program on self appraisal, knowledge about occupation information, goal selections, career planning, and career decision making as measured by the Career Maturity Inventory (CMI). Only the Competence Scale of the CMI was utilized in …
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The effectiveness of the components of a career exploration program for college freshmen
… investigation was that a systematic program of career exploration for college freshmen can improve their career decidedness. A Career Exploration Program was designed by the writer to facilitate two principal objectives of the career exploration process: (a) the understanding of personal needs …
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