Socialization and Self‐Development: Channeling, Selection, Adjustment, and Reflection

Nurmi, Jari‐Erik

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“…As children grow older, aspirations become more realistic through a process of channelling, selection, adjustment and reflection (Nurmi, 2004). The falling prevalence of expressed fantasy aspirations and the rise of realistic aspirations with age have been supported, for example, by Croll (2008).…”

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Fantasy, unrealistic and uncertain aspirations and children’s emotional and behavioural adjustment in primary school

Moulton¹,

Flouri²,

Joshi³

et al. 2015

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Fantasy, unrealistic and uncertain aspirations and children’s emotional and behavioural adjustment in primary school

Moulton¹,

Flouri²,

Joshi³

et al. 2015

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“…For example studies by Beal and Crockett (2010); King et al (2006); Little (2007); Nurmi (2004) and Troutman and Dufur (2007) all explain 'future oriented cognitions' motivate behaviour related to the realisation of preferred outcomes. When students have clear goals they are able to think about their educational paths to help them achieve their occupational goals.…”

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Mapping their Road to University: First-Generation Students’ Choice and Decision of University

Kutty¹

2014

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This paper describes a qualitative case study that investigated the aspirations and decision-making process of first-generation students concerning university education. The participants comprised of 16 first-generation students at a research university. Data were obtained through interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis method. The analyses centered on extracting meaning from factors behind students' university decisions. The student accounts highlight five factors in the process of negotiating their decision to enter the university: personal motivation i.e. individual perceptions of their intellectual ability to meet their expectation of entering university; family-based motivation particularly the parents' socio-economic status and involvement in students education; the role played by siblings and extended family; characteristics and context of the school attended; social networks as a medium where the information of university was transferred. The paper suggests that students' decisions on university education are contextualized as part of a web of complex interactions. Decisions about university education involved interaction between an individual's agency and strong influences of third parties which provide suggestions for the school and higher education institutions to consider the best medium by which they can help to increase students' awareness of university education.

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“…Among these factors, time perspective, defined as the totality of an individual's views of his/her psychological past and future at a given time (Lewin, 1951), is specifically important. Young adults set their future goals and make a great deal of effort to realize some of them (Nurmi, 2004;Seginer, 2009), but uncertainty about their future life course in contemporary society may demand a type of flexibility where one is involved in continuous negotiations (Heinz, 2009;Hermans & Dimaggio, 2007). Despite the importance of clarification of the transition to a lifelong career in Japan, very few studies have been reported.…”

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Job search motivation of part-time or unemployed Japanese college graduates

Shirai

Shimomura

Kawasaki

et al. 2013

Int J Educ Vocat Guidance

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We clarify how individuals actively interact with socio-cultural contexts to attain regular employment in Japan. Based on a large sample (N = 3,512) of parttime employed and unemployed college graduates (23-39 years old), we found that: Career decision making self-efficacy predicted job search; a lack of both hope and fulfillment motivated job search, while having hope promoted it; wishing for perfect vocation and being free from both inclination towards personal interests and passivity motivated job search. Clients' desire for ''a perfect vocation,'' should not necessarily be considered as a career barrier but, perhaps, rather as an asset for motivating job search. Counselors should seek to better understand the influence of clients' socio-cultural contexts on their career attitudes. Résumé. La motivation à la recherche d'emploi de diplômés japonais à temps partiel ou au chômage. Nous clarifions la façon dont les individus interagissent activement avec les contextes socioculturels pour atteindre un emploi régulier au Japon. Sur la base d'un échantillon de grande taille (N = 3,512) composé de diplômés en situation d'emploi à temps partiel ou au chômage (âgés de 23 à 39 ans), nous avons constaté que: le sentiment d'auto-efficacité lié à la carrière prédit la recherche d'emploi; le manque à la fois d'espoir et d'accomplissement motive la recherche d'emploi, tout en voyant l'espoir renforcé; souhaiter une vocation parfaite et être exempt de propension à la fois vers des intérêts personnels et la passivité motive la recherche d'emploi. Le désir des clients pour « une vocation parfaite », ne doit pas nécessairement être considéré comme un obstacle, mais peut-être plutôt comme un atout pour motiver la recherche d'emploi. Les conseillers devraient chercher à mieux comprendre l'influence des contextes socioculturels de leurs clients sur leurs attitudes de carrière.

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Socialization and Self‐Development: Channeling, Selection, Adjustment, and Reflection

Cited by 250 publications

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Fantasy, unrealistic and uncertain aspirations and children’s emotional and behavioural adjustment in primary school

Fantasy, unrealistic and uncertain aspirations and children’s emotional and behavioural adjustment in primary school

Mapping their Road to University: First-Generation Students’ Choice and Decision of University

Job search motivation of part-time or unemployed Japanese college graduates

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