Search results for "Career development"

Career pursuit pathways among emerging adult men and women : Psychosocial correlates and precursors

2014

The present study examined career pursuit pathways in 100 Israeli emerging adults (54 men) who were followed from age 22 to 29. Employing a semi-structured interview at the age of 29, participants were asked about current work and educational status, work and educational goals and status changes in recent years, and to reflect on the meaning of the processes they followed. Analyses of interviews yielded four distinctive career pursuit pathways that were associated with different levels of concurrent well-being: Consistent Pursuit, Adapted Pursuit, Survivors, and Confused/Vague. Self-criticism, efficacy, and level of motivation measured seven years earlier predicted pathway affiliation at 2…

¿De las carreras organizacionales a las carreras “sin fronteras”? El caso del profesorado de la Universidad de Valencia

2018

Se aborda esta cuestión a partir del examen de las trayectorias individuales del profesorado de una universidad pública de España en los últimos cuarenta años desde una perspectiva neoinstitucional. Las investigaciones son insuficientes para dirimir si los inicios hasta la consecución de la permanencia han tenido lugar bajo vías ordenadas o bajo vías poco o nada organizadas y en este caso, si el fenómeno es reciente. La hipótesis es que los inicios se han hecho más indeterminados con la proliferación de vías, aunque siguen desarrollándose de manera pautada para la mayoría del profesorado. El examen se efectúa a partir de los datos disponibles del profesorado permanente que permiten identifi…

Intentional Engagement in the Transition to Adulthood

2018

Abstract. During the transition to adulthood, young people need to choose their career and overall life pathway and cope successfully with the transitions they face. The theories of personal identity development ( Luyckx, Goossens, Soenens, & Beyers, 2006 ; Luyckx et al., 2008 ), career development ( Savickas, 2005 ), and goal developmental regulation ( Nurmi, 2004 ; Salmela-Aro, 2009 ) address the question of how people commit and engage in the changes faced during the transition from adolescence to adulthood, and particularly how they deal with educational and occupational transitions. We reviewed how each of these theories discusses both adaptive and maladaptive processes during the…

Typology of career development for Arab women managers in the United Arab Emirates

2010

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore how women managers in the United Arab Emirates account for and construct their career development.Design/methodology/approachA narrative approach is adopted for analyzing in‐depth interviews with 15 women managers in the United Arab Emirates.FindingsThe study produced a typology distinguishing four types of career development among women managers in the United Arab Emirates: progressive, moderate, facilitated and idealistic. The results suggest that social status and family connections can play a significant role in women's career development.Originality/valueThe value of this paper is two‐fold. First, it contributes to the previously under‐res…

An existential perspective on meaning, spirituality and authenticity in athletic careers

2014

This research examines athletes’ career paths and reflections of meaning in their sporting practices through an existential psychological lens. Through notions of spirituality and authenticity, we examined how competitive sport practices and bodily movement gain meaning, and often fundamentally shift meaning, in athletes’ lives. Reflective writings with a follow-up from 10 athletes were interpreted through an existential-narrative analysis. The results suggest that while the early years of sport practice are most often characterised as highly enjoyable experiences, for some, the later career development involves existential challenges such as value conflicts, losing a sense of authenticity,…

The role of practitioners in helping persons make effective use of information and communication technology in career interventions

2019

We examine the role of counselors and other practitioners in delivering career interventions using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Current benefits and limitations of ICT use provide the basis for recommendations. Potential benefits of increased ICT engagement include cost-effectiveness and improved access to resources and support. Potential limitations include poor assessment and information quality, limited practitioner support when needed, problems with distance intervention and social media, confidentiality of client records, inequality of access, inadequate competencies, and poor implementation. Specific practitioner roles are identified, and those related to social med…

The Production of Disqualified Youth Through Basic Vocational Education and Training Provision: Examples from Valencia

2019

Basic Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Spain is specifically addressed to young students that are previously categorized as early school leavers in the educational system. In this chapter, we approach this type of VET provision by focusing specifically on its influence on youth production. By doing so, we attempt to show connections among the training provided in a specific Spanish region and the youngsters’ pathways. This will be accounted in terms of the constraints and possibilities it provides the youngster, and both will be examined under a dimensional social justice theory focusing on the professional transitions and social participation it enables. Overall, we aim to approa…

SIMHE-ohjaus moninaisten koulutus- ja urapolkujen tukena

2021

“She is where I’d want to be in my career” : Youth athletes’ role models and their implications for career and identity construction

2019

Abstract Objectives While role models have been documented to play a vital role in adolescents’ career development and identity exploration, in sport psychology they remain an untapped resource. The present study drew on narrative inquiry to explore the patterns of role model selection by adolescent student-athletes and the narrative maps these role models provide for self-construction. As a second objective, the study sought to understand the impact of gender on the selection and meaning of role models. Method Eighteen Finnish student-athletes (10 women, eight men) aged 17-18 participated in conversational interviews. We analysed the data with thematic and structural narrative analyses. Re…

Career intentions of Australian physical education teachers

2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate Australian physical education (PE) teachers’ career intentions and factors influencing their intentions. A sample ( N = 234) of Western Australian PE teachers responded to a questionnaire determining PE teachers’ work and the primary motivators for intention to leave the profession. Half (51.3%) of the respondents wanted a change from their current PE teacher job and 39.8% were intending to leave PE teaching. The most frequent reasons for wanting to leave PE related to: non-use of expertise, workload, school administration, and lack of opportunities for personal and professional development. Consideration should be given to mediation strategies t…