College students' perceptions of barriers to career development

Swanson, Jane L.; Tokar, David M.

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“…Previous research findings from other authors also suggest that people and situational factors play important roles in students' perceptions when a field of study and career choice are considered (Swanson and Tokar, 1991;Ackerman and Gross 2006). People factors are intrinsic and include advice from parents or relatives, influence by friends, school teachers and lecturers, and the influence of career role models.…”

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“…Educators and industry have a responsibility to equip students with the necessary career guidance and awareness to ensure that they have the skills they will need to adapt to the job environment when they leave education. Several research studies have concluded that there is a need for a better understanding of the career-related thinking and actions of individuals already pursuing a career, as well as of undergraduate students who are preparing for their careers (Swanson and Tokar, 1991;Counsell, 1996;Piotrowski and Cox, 2004;Myburgh, 2005).…”

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The Role of Higher Education and Industry in Supporting Career Goals and Decision Making

Jordaan¹

2009

Industry and Higher Education

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Both higher education institutions and employers need to evaluate the factors that influence students' career goals and career-related decisions because of their importance to and impact on career management and decision making. The objective of this study is to identify the importance of career goals and factors influencing students' career decision making in South Africa. A non-probability sample was selected, with 488 completed responses. The findings indicate that there are significant differences between gender and ethnic groups in terms of the importance of career goals and career influencing factors. The results suggest that high-quality education is needed in conjunction with industry involvement through proper job training and/or internships.

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The Role of Higher Education and Industry in Supporting Career Goals and Decision Making

Jordaan¹

2009

Industry and Higher Education

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“…Barriers were postulated as a construct to describe the gap between women"s abilities and their achievements or to explain the inhibitions of women"s career ambitions (Swanson &Woitke, 1997). Barriers arise from a variety of origins, including internal, external and interactional sources (Swanson &Toker, 1991). According to Powell (2000) barriers fall into two categories: 1.…”

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Barriers to Career Advancement of Women Managers in Indian Five Star Hotels: A Gender Perspective

Patwardhan

Mayya²,

Joshi³

2016

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This descriptive study was carried out to understand the issues related to women managers" career advancement from the perspectives of male managers as represented by general managers and human resource managers of Indian five star hotels. The male managers opined that attitude, leadership skills and communications skills are most important for women to advance in their careers. Factor and regression analyses revealed the relationships between the dimensions of mobility pathway (gender stereotyping, social structure and culture, gender inequality, gaining social capital, and double bind) and human resource strategies adopted by the hotel organizations to support the career advancement of women managers. According to male managers, the utmost barriers to women managers" ascent to leadership positions in Indian five star hotels are: "more family responsibilities than men", "lack of flexible work solutions", and "stereotypes against women". The findings of this study will be useful for ISSN 2162-3058 2016 women managers who desire advancement to executive positions and to organizational leaders who wish to hire and promote the right person regardless of gender. International Journal of Human Resource Studies

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“…São variáveis presentes em várias circunstâncias associadas à escolha e à manutenção profissional tais como: clareza de autoconceito (Super, Savickas & Super, 1996), expectativas de auto-eficácia (Bandura, 2001), comportamento exploratório (Jordaan, 1963) e percepção de barreiras e apoios (Swanson & Tokar, 1991). A essa lista de variáveis pode ser acrescentada a percepção das possibilidades pessoais.…”

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“…A percepção de barreiras e de apoios ao projeto profissional do graduando parece ser outro aspecto importante na decisão de carreira (Lent, Brown & Hackett, 2000;Swanson & Tokar, 1991). Se a percepção de barreiras realmente afeta o desenvolvimento desses projetos, então a decisão de carreira deve estar inversamente relacionada ao nível de dificuldades percebidas pelos indivíduos.…”

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Decisão de carreira entre estudantes em fim de curso universitário

Teixeira

Gomes

2005

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

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1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRESUMO -O estudo avaliou a contribuição de clareza de autoconceito, auto-eficácia profissional, comportamento exploratório, participação em atividades acadêmicas de formação, situação do mercado de trabalho e percepção pessoal de oportunidades profissionais na predição da decisão de carreira, entre estudantes em fim de curso universitário. Participaram 252 estudantes com idades entre 20 e 30 anos, que responderam um instrumento de auto-relato desenvolvido para a pesquisa. Uma análise de regressão mostrou que as variáveis percepção de oportunidades, auto-eficácia profissional e clareza de autoconceito foram as que mais contribuíram para a predição da decisão de carreira. Neste sentido, interpretou-se que a formação universitária contemple com mais ênfase o aspecto da prática profissional, como forma de promover o desenvolvimento do autoconceito e da auto-eficácia. Sugere-se que a universidade ofereça atividades relacionadas ao desenvolvimento de metas profissionais para que os estudantes lidem de modo efetivo com a transição para o mercado de trabalho.Palavras-chave: decisão de carreira; desenvolvimento vocacional; universitários. Career Decision among Senior College StudentsABSTRACT -This study evaluated the contribution of self-concept clarity, professional self-efficacy, exploratory behavior, participation in academic activities, labor market situation, perception of barriers to entrance in the labor market, perceived support to career plan, and perceived level of work opportunities in the predicting career decision-making among senior college students. Subjects (252 students between 20 and 30 years old) completed a self-report instrument specially developed for this research. Regression analysis showed that perceived level of work opportunities, professional self-efficacy, and self-concept clarity were the variables that contributed most to the prediction of career decision-making. The study highlights the need of an emphasis on practical aspects of professional education in university training, as a way to assist students in developing self-concept and self-efficacy. It also suggests that the university should teach students to cope effectively with their transition to the labor market, and to develop the abilities to set professional goals and utilize career development strategies.Key words: career decision; vocational development; university students.Em geral, a decisão de carreira é definida como a competência que um indivíduo possui de escolher e comprometer-se com uma dada direção educacional ou vocacional (Osipow, Carney & Barak, 1976). Um outro sentido dado a decisão de carreira é o de identidade vocacional (Spokane, 1996), ou seja, a clareza que o indivíduo tem dos seus objetivos, interesses e talentos profissionais. Neste estudo, a decisão de carreira, também chamada de decisão em relação ao projeto profissional, é entendida como a capacidade que um indivíduo tem de identificar seus interesses dentro da profissão, estabelecer objetivos profissionais que esp...

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College students' perceptions of barriers to career development

Cited by 153 publications

References 12 publications

The Role of Higher Education and Industry in Supporting Career Goals and Decision Making

The Role of Higher Education and Industry in Supporting Career Goals and Decision Making

Barriers to Career Advancement of Women Managers in Indian Five Star Hotels: A Gender Perspective

Decisão de carreira entre estudantes em fim de curso universitário

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