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Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/50469 Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction Maree, J.G. (Kobus) Cook, Antoinette Career Psychology UCTD Career adaptability Career construction Career transitions Life Orientation Learner development Socio-economic Employability skills Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016. The purpose of my study is an exploration of the extent to which an intervention programme, based on career and self-construction, helps learners from diverse backgrounds manage career-related transitions. Two groups from two contrasting educational settings participated in a career intervention programme that is based on career and self-construction, and another two groups continued to participate in the standard, traditional Life Orientation lessons offered by their schools. A multilinear approach, with constructivism as the main theoretical framework, is utilised in developing the overall theoretical framework that underpins my research. A mixed method design that collects, analyses and reports on quantitative and qualitative data is used to provide in-depth answers to the questions I ask in my study. More specifically, in terms of the former data, a quasi-experimental, pre-test-post-test comparison group design using the results of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) (Savickas, 2011d; Savickas & Porfeli, 2012), is employed. Responses from focus group interviews and reflective journals constitute the qualitative data. In terms of the quantitative data, the results suggest that the intervention programme did not improve participants’ career adaptability compared to the standard, traditional Life Orientation lessons as measured by the CAAS (Savickas, 2011d; Savickas & Porfeli, 2012). However, the qualitative findings indicate that my intervention programme enhanced the career adaptability skills in participants in the experimental groups from both schools. Overall findings suggest that participants from both schools benefitted from taking part in my intervention programme in terms of managing career transitions. es2026 Educational Psychology Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2015-11-16T05:54:19Z 2015-11-16T05:54:19Z 2016-04-01 2016 Thesis Cook, AV 2015, Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50469> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50469 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Career Psychology UCTD Career adaptability Career construction Career transitions Life Orientation Learner development Socio-economic Employability skills Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction |
| title | Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction |
| title_full | Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction |
| title_fullStr | Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction |
| title_short | Exploring learners’ management of career-related transitions through career and self-construction |
| title_sort | exploring learners management of career related transitions through career and self construction |
| topic | Career Psychology UCTD Career adaptability Career construction Career transitions Life Orientation Learner development Socio-economic Employability skills Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50469 |