The Process of Occupational Decision Making: Patterns during the Transition to Adulthood
The Process of Occupational Decision Making: Patterns during the Transition to Adulthood
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职业决策过程:向成年过渡期间的模式
DOI:
10.1006/jvbe.2002.1885
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
M. Shanahan
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作者:
J. Mortimer;M. Zimmer‐Gembeck;Mikki Holmes;M. Shanahan
In this paper, we consider how recent social changes in the United States may be affecting vocational decision making. While adolescents often maintain high educational and occupational aspirations, the transition from school is characterized by few institutional supports, the prolongation of education, and a multitude of options with respect to the combination of school, work, and family. In such a context, what themes characterize decision making about schooling and occupational careers? We draw on qualitative interviews collected as part of the Youth Development Study (n=1000), a longitudinal study of work through adolescence and early adulthood. Multiple themes were identified including unfulfilled expectations, the postponement of decisions, turning points that crystallized decisions, and resources and obstacles including, among others, family, work, school counseling, and teachers. These themes characterize contemporary occupational decision making and thus would be appropriate focal points for future research. They also suggest that social policies may need to be modified to facilitate the young people's quest for vocational identity and work.
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发表时间:
2002
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Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation.
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作者:
Shanahan,MichaelJ;ElderJr,GlenH
通讯作者:
ElderJr,GlenH