Improving career/life services in K-12 schools: An investigation into a career interventions training program for pre-service teachers
| atmire.migration.oldid | 1705 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Arthur, Nancy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Slomp, Mark | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-19T16:03:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-03-15T07:00:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-12-19 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2013 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The world of work in the twenty-first century is characterized by instability, insecurity and unpredictability (Robinson, 2011; Savickas, 2012). Thriving in such an environment requires a high level of self-awareness about sources of personal meaning (Robinson, 2011), the ability to adapt (Savickas & Porfeli, 2012), an understanding of factors that contribute to the construction of a fulfilling life (Baumeister, Vohs, Aaker, & Garbinsky, In Press), and the ability to examine the world of work critically (Malik, 2005). Currently, career services provided in Kindergarten-Grade 12 schools reflect traditional paradigms and models that emphasize stability, linearity, and predictability (Pryor & Bright, 2011) and do not adequately provide students the opportunity to develop such knowledge and competencies (Savickas, 2012). As a result, students report dissatisfaction with the career services received in K-12 schools (Campbell & Ungar, 2008; Johnson, Rochkind, Ott, & DuPont, 2010; Magnusson & Bernes, 2002). In 2009, members of the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge began offering a pilot project to pre-service teachers to address the lack of effective career support being provided to students in the K-12 educational system. The pilot project is designed to train pre-service teachers to infuse career interventions into regular curriculum. As such, pre-service teachers complete a course in career education as well as an internship wherein they integrate career interventions into regular curriculum in K-12 schools. My study (heavily based on interpretivism and critical theory) investigates whether the training provided through this pilot project effectively prepares students to flourish in the twenty-first century world of work. Through this investigation a number of strengths are identified such as the emphasis on the value of career indecision. A number of weaknesses are also identified such as the lack of emphasis on, and sensitivity towards, issues of social justice. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Slomp, M. (2013). Improving career/life services in K-12 schools: An investigation into a career interventions training program for pre-service teachers (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26486 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26486 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1214 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Werklund School of Education | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Education--Guidance and Counseling | |
| dc.subject.classification | career education | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Career counselling | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Curriculum and Instruction | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | career guidance | en_US |
| dc.title | Improving career/life services in K-12 schools: An investigation into a career interventions training program for pre-service teachers | |
| dc.type | doctoral thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Educational Research | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
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