Career education programming in three diverse high schools: A critical psychology. Case study research approach

From a critical psychology perspective, Prilleltensky and Nelson advocate for research that has explicit focus on social change and can allow for full participation and empowerment of those under study. The current article describes the collaborative development, implementation, and evaluation of a...

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Published in:Journal of Career Development 2012-08, Vol.39 (4), p.357-385
Main Authors: Ali, Saba Rasheed, Yang, Ling-yan, Button, Christopher J, McCoy, Thomasin T. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Career Choice
Career Development
Career Education
Case Studies
Critical Theory
Economic Status
Empowerment
Fallstudie
Focus Groups
High Schools
Hispanic American Students
Hochschule
Interesse
Intervention
Iowa
Karriereplanung
Lehrplan
Measures (Individuals)
Occupational Aspiration
Pretests Posttests
Program Development
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Program Implementation
Psychology
Rural Areas
Rural Schools
Self Efficacy
Social Change
Sozialpsychologie
Student Diversity
Student Evaluation
Test Results
USA
Weiterführende Schule
White Students
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Summary:From a critical psychology perspective, Prilleltensky and Nelson advocate for research that has explicit focus on social change and can allow for full participation and empowerment of those under study. The current article describes the collaborative development, implementation, and evaluation of a career education program within three ethnically and economically diverse rural high schools. Using case study methodology, the authors examined the effects of the “A Future in Iowa Career Education” (FICE) program using three different sources of data (pre–post test results, student evaluations, and focus groups). Context-specific results indicated the program was associated with increases in self-efficacy and career aspirations and had practical strengths and weaknesses. Results are discussed in terms of current literature and practical implications are provided.
ISSN:1573-3548
1556-0856
0894-8453
1556-0856
DOI:10.1177/0894845311398131