Practice and Research in Career Counseling and Development—2007

Abstract

This annual review of the research and practice literature related to career counseling and development during 2007 is presented in 9 areas: professional issues, career assessment, career development, career theory and concepts, career interventions, advances in technology, personnel selection and job placement, international perspectives, and book reviews. Professional issues of a multicultural, multiethnic, and diversified workforce have become among the most frequently enumerated themes of the 2007 career development literature. The author summarizes and discusses the implications of the findings in this literature for the practice of career counseling.

Classroom learning environment and gender : do they explain math self-efficacy, math outcome expectations, and math interest during early adolescence?

“…The role of math self-efficacy and STEM related academic and career behaviors has been highly researched (Chope, 2008;Lent, Lopez, & Bieschke, 1991, 1993Lent, Lopez, Lopez, & Sheu, 2008;Nagy et al, , 2010Nauta & Epperson, 2003;Patton & Mcllveen, 2009;Tien, 2007). Math self efficacy is predictive of math achievement (Friedel, Cortina, Turner & Midgley, 2010;Norwich, 1987;Pajares & Urdan, 2006) and of math-related academic and career interest (Byars-Winston & Fouad, 2008).…”

A Phenomenological Exploration Of How West Indian Professionals In South Florida Perceive Their Career Construction

“…For example, some families expect their children to only focus on what they consider professional careers, such as medical doctors, lawyers, and engineers, as these professions tend to be associated with prestige. This expectation is often common in immigrants or ethnic families because of the strong desire to achieve the American dream (Chope, 2008).…”

“…This level of introspection concerning the evolution of one's career and self-concept is a trend that is clearly emerging in the career development literature (Patton & McMahon, 2006). Savickas (2002Savickas ( , 2005 has been credited as one of the preeminent career development specialists responsible for the paradigm shift from "testing and telling" to the eliciting of stories, whether developmental or drawn from recent experiences (Chope, 2008). This paradigm shift is also indicative of an era of do-it-yourself career management.…”

“…Beyond the immediate family, extended family members and friends were instrumental in the participants' decision-making process. Too often in the career literature, the immediate family's influence is the primary focus (Chope, 2008) rather than extended family members, friends, peers, or colleagues. Furthermore, it was the participants' ability to delay their sense of gratification, minimize racial discrimination, and subjective meaning of success, rather than a traditional career decision-making styles and processes that allowed them to construct relatively successful careers.…”

Para além da escola e da empresa: contribuições para o atendimento em orientação de carreira

“…Resumem diversos estudos (a abertura de uma edição comemorativa de um periódico ou direcionada a um assunto específico) e debates de congressos, realizando um balanço dos últimos achados (Chope, 2008;Cohen, Arnold, & O'Neill, 2011;Creager, 2011;Diemer & Gore, 2009;Erford & Crockett, 2012;Flores, 2008a;Goodman & Gilis, 2009;Niles, Engels, & Lenz, 2009;Patton & Mcllveen, 2009ae 2009bPerry, Dauwalder, & Bonnett, 2009;Pope, 2008;Savickas, Pope, & Niles, 2011;Schultheiss & Pennington, 2009;Schultheiss & Van Esbroeck, 2009;Stebleton & Eggerth, 2012;Trusty, 2008;Trusty, Van Esbroeck, & Gore, 2009 (Chaichanasakul et al, 2011b). Outra investigação semelhante analisa 1268 publicações sobre raça e etnia em 18 anos de pesquisa (Wells, Delgado-Romero, & Shelton, 2010).…”