Increasing the career choice readiness of young adolescents: an evaluation study

A career workshop that applies models of the Cognitive Information Processing Approach (Sampson, Reardon, Peterson, & Lenz, 2004) and incorporates critical ingredients (Brown and Ryan Krane, 2000) to promote the career choice readiness of young adolescents was developed and evaluated with 334 Sw...

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Published in:International journal for educational and vocational guidance 2008-07, Vol.8 (2), p.95-110
Main Authors: Hirschi, Andreas, Läge, Damian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Career Awareness
Career Choice
Career development planning
Career Exploration
Career Planning
Cognitive Processes
Counseling
Early Adolescents
Education
Foreign Countries
Grade 7
Information Processing
International and Comparative Education
Occupational Aspiration
Occupational choice
Professional and Vocational Education
Switzerland
Teenagers
Workshops
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Summary:A career workshop that applies models of the Cognitive Information Processing Approach (Sampson, Reardon, Peterson, & Lenz, 2004) and incorporates critical ingredients (Brown and Ryan Krane, 2000) to promote the career choice readiness of young adolescents was developed and evaluated with 334 Swiss students in seventh grade applying a Solomon four group design with a three-month follow-up. Participants significantly increased their performance in terms of career decidedness, career planning, career exploration, and vocational identity. Implications for evaluation research and counselling practice are presented.
ISSN:0251-2513
1873-0388
1573-1782
DOI:10.1007/s10775-008-9139-7