Personal values, social capital, and higher education student career decidedness: a new ‘protean’-informed model

Fearon, Colm; Nachmias, Stefanos; McLaughlin, Heather; Jackson, Stephen

doi:10.1080/03075079.2016.1162781

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“…Fearon, Nachmias, McLaughlin, and Jackson (2016) mention in "Personal values, social capital, and higher education student career decidedness" that from an employability perspective, the ultimate responsibility for becoming a "protean graduate" rests with each student, whilst the obligation of college education staff is to effectively facilitate and nurture all possible personal growth and skills development opportunities. In Social Cognitive Career Theory, "Contextual support" type (for example: the number of times parents support and receive career counseling) will affect persistence.…”

Section: Career Counseling and Career Decision Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Satisfaction Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Two Models of Specialty-Oriented Career Planning Course

Peng¹,

Lin²,

Lin³

2017

IJPS

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This research is a two-semester experimental program that uses Freshman's "Finance Career Planning" of the undergraduate program of the finance department of the National Taipei University of Business (NTUB) as the experimental curriculum. This research explores and analyzes two models of "Specialty-oriented career planning course" to see if there is a difference in students' course satisfaction. The features of the second model include specialty-oriented lectures by finance alumni and assignments requiring the interviewing of upperclassmen, in addition to studying career counseling theory and specialty-topic content sharing. This research finds that there is a significant difference in students' course satisfaction within the two models of "specialty-oriented career planning course", wherein the second model is considered better than the first model, and the average scores of the five indicators of students' course satisfaction have all reached a significant level (the richness of course content, the clarity of lecturer's conveyance, the level of personal learning acquirement, the relevancy of course content to the topic, the design of course process and activities). This research proposes the following recommendations, in accordance with the research findings, that institutions of higher education should offer practical and feasible specialty-oriented career planning courses.

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Section: Career Counseling and Career Decision Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Satisfaction Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Two Models of Specialty-Oriented Career Planning Course

Peng¹,

Lin²,

Lin³

2017

IJPS

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“…This statement received the most agreement across the different cohorts and year groups. Personal values are a well-regarded predictor of career motivation (Gibbs and Griffin 2013;Rokeach 1973;Fearon et al 2016) that fit with the need for a self-directed decision-making approach. Greenbank (2017:276) discusses the influence of student values on decisionmaking, noting that 'students demonstrated a preference for making intuitive decisions based on informally absorbed information (rather than research)…”

Section: Values Based Decision-makingmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Importantly, being a 'career decider' relates to the commitment, clarity or certainty with regard to career direction, signifying the decision point, not just the process of arriving at a decision (Restubog, Fiorentino and Garcia 2010;Fearon, Nachmias, McLaughlin andJackson 2016, Artess 2018). This does not imply a once and for all decision but rather a willingness to make rather than defer decisions.…”

Section: Background and Literature Regarding Career Decidednessmentioning

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Waiting for a career epiphany – a barrier to career decision-making?

Houston¹,

Cunningham²

2018

NICEC Journal

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The desire for a career epiphany, a sudden realisation of a future career, can often feature as an unspoken wish in career conversations with students and graduates. This yearning for certainty causes indecisiveness, a fear of making the wrong decision or a 'not yet' conclusion. In this qualitative research study, students and graduates confirmed themes of meta-indecision, a decision to not make a decision. Advice from graduates, careers advisers and employability academics challenged the need for absolute certainty as a prerequisite for first career decisions. This article argues that students and graduates can break through analysis paralysis and shape 'good enough' career plans.

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“…Spoken and written communication in English, arithmetic and science were ranked as highly important for a new graduate to succeed in the workplace in Asia (Fearon et al, 2016). A study by Hamid, Islam and Hazilah (2014) in Malaysia showed that employers emphasise the importance of English communicative ability for graduate employability.…”

Section: Employer Expectationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing English Proficiency and Communication Skills Among Malaysian Graduates through Training and Coaching

Nesaratnam¹,

Salleh²,

Foo³

et al. 2020

IJLD

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Employability of graduates has become a matter of grave concern in Malaysia where the high unemployment rate of graduates is said to be a result of poor English communication skills. English communication plays an important role in an organisation and is said to enhance efficiency and productivity. English communication is therefore, a critical skill for graduates seeking employment, regardless of position or industry. The importance of English communication skills for graduates in the Malaysian private sector and recommendations for improvement initiatives were the focal points of this study. Data was collected from in-depth interviews with 10 employers in the private sector who are in leadership positions, who recruit and manage graduates. The interview transcripts were analysed using ATLAS.ti a Computer Assisted Qualitative Data AnalysiS (CAQDAS) and the findings of the study strongly indicate that employers in the private sector place high value on English communication competency. The results also revealed that mastery of this skill enhances employability of graduates and also creates opportunities for career advancement. The findings further point towards the importance of deeper collaboration between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and industry, graduate training and coaching.

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Personal values, social capital, and higher education student career decidedness: a new ‘protean’-informed model

Cited by 39 publications

References 44 publications

Satisfaction Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Two Models of Specialty-Oriented Career Planning Course

Satisfaction Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Two Models of Specialty-Oriented Career Planning Course

Waiting for a career epiphany – a barrier to career decision-making?

Enhancing English Proficiency and Communication Skills Among Malaysian Graduates through Training and Coaching

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