Use of the vocational exploration group with economically disadvantaged black students

Johnson, Norbert; Johnson, Sarah Campbell; Johnson, Jerome E.; Yates, Coy

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“…As with young people developing their vocational identities in general, career exploration interventions also address the needs of minority (Bergland & Lundquist, 1975;Gushue, Clarke, Pantzer, & Scanlan, 2006) and disadvantaged groups in career transition. Such interventions have been applied effectively to specific clients such as former drug abusers (Powers, 1978), economically disadvantaged individuals (Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, & Yates, 1982), new immigrant youths (Shea, Ma, & Yeh, 2007), vulnerable youths (Taylor, 2011), adolescents with disabilities (Lusk & Cook, 2009), and those interested in nontraditional careers (Blimline, 1976).…”

Section: Populationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fostering career exploration.

Cheung¹

2015

APA Handbook of Career Intervention, Volume 2: Applications.

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Individuals across the life span, and particularly children and adolescents, are encouraged to explore the world of work to prepare for full-time employment (e.g., Vondracek & Porfeli, 2003). Career exploration usually occurs through participation in school, leisure, or part-time work activities. Subsequent to making an initial career choice, individuals may still reexamine their career commitments and explore alternatives again (Porfeli & Lee, 2012). Amid rapid workplace changes in the 21st century, people may engage in career exploration at different times of their lives (e.g., Greenhaus, Callanan, & Godshalk, 2010;Niles, Anderson, & Goodnough, 1998). Certain individuals or client groups, however, may lack the motivation and competence to engage in a process of career exploration even though it appears desirable to do so, resulting in the possibility of premature career decisions or prolonged indecision (e.g., Gati & Asher, 2001;Jones & Lohmann, 1998). In these situations, interventions can be designed to foster exploratory behavior to address client needs.Career exploration can be understood as a process of gaining understanding about oneself and the world of work, as well as of how self and environment may interact to produce desirable outcomes (Jordaan, 1963;Porfeli & Skorikov, 2010). The purpose of this chapter is to relate current theoretical developments about career exploration to actual interventions through systematic integration and illustration with a case example.

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Section: Populationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fostering career exploration.

Cheung¹

2015

APA Handbook of Career Intervention, Volume 2: Applications.

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“…She must first pass the bar exams and then go to law school." This scale was found to be the most commonly used measure of occupational knowledge, with seven studies incorporating it (Achebe, 1982;Holland & Gottfredson, 1975;Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, & Yates, 1982;Johnson, Johnson, & Yates, 1981;Jordan & Pope, 2001;Omvig & Tulloch, 1975;Pumfrey & Schofield, 1982).…”

Section: Assessment Of Occupational Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ten studies were found that investigated the effectiveness of career interventions, measured at least in part by changes in occupational knowledge. These interventions have been found to be effective in increasing self-estimations of occupational knowledge in college students on academic probation (Williams, 2011), undergraduate psychology students (Atchley, Hooker, Kroska, & Gilmour, 2012), primarily Caucasian middle school students (Crowley, 1981;Johnson, Johnson, & Yates, 1981;Omvig, Tulloch, & Thomas, 1975), Black economically disadvantaged middle school students (Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, & Yates, 1982), ethnically diverse eighth grade students (Fouad, 1995), and middle school students in England (Pumfrey & Schofield, 1982). Holland's Self-Directed Search (1971) was used as a career intervention in two studies, though neither found significant intervention effects (Healy & Mourton, 1984;Holland & Gottfredson, 1975).…”

Section: Career Intervention Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%