Introduction to Career Development Learning and Sustainability Goals: Considerations for Research and Practice

Developmental Assets and Career Development in the Educational System: Integrating Awareness of Self-Identity, Knowledge of the World of Work and the SDGs in School Programs

“…The first developmental asset, psychological capital (i.e., a construct composed of confidence, resilience, hope, and optimism), deals with resources that support the development of a confident and positive attitude towards challenges in the near or distant future. Its meaningful dimensions are a positive orientation towards the future self, which refers to the tendency to focus one's mind on the future and on future-valued outcomes [35]; hope, a cognitive process based on the perceived determination to use the available means and self-efficacy to achieve future goals [36,37]; persistence in intentional actions to achieve significant goals with courage, thus sustaining the desire to do things [38,39]; and the ability to thrive in the face of expected adversity, that is, having a resilient attitude driven by belief in the possibility of bouncing back or overcoming some form of adversity and, thus, achieving positive outcomes despite an adverse event or situation [40].…”