The Need for Dynamic Models of Career Development for Transitioning Offenders

Bennett, Andrea; Amundson, Norman E.

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“…Research has found that individuals who have been incarcerated also often exhibit underdeveloped career identities due to gaps in employment and work experiences, which impacts vocational identity development and the ability to adjust in the labor market (Bennett & Amundson, 2016; Meyer & Shippen, 2016). This would suggest that for individuals returning from incarceration, it would be important to strengthen vocational identity which can, in turn, inform and increase the individual's overall career decision‐making self‐efficacy.…”

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Community integration as reentry: Understanding functioning, vocational identity, and core self‐evaluations

Brehmer

Strauser

2023

The Career Development Quart

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Individuals who have experienced incarceration are an underserved population in need of career development to reduce barriers to employment. Given the high rates of disability and health concerns for individuals who have been previously incarcerated, this study explored the relationships between individual health functioning, vocational identity, core self‐evaluations, and community integration. Using structural equation modeling structural regression, results showed that functional difficulties negatively impact vocational identity and core self‐evaluations. Conversely, core self‐evaluations significantly improve community integration and mediate a positive relationship between vocational identity and community integration. Career development activities aimed at core self‐evaluations and increasing meaning in employment may reduce some of the barriers experienced by individuals post incarceration.

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Community integration as reentry: Understanding functioning, vocational identity, and core self‐evaluations

Brehmer

Strauser

2023

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“…This implies that next to the specialized knowledge and skills, generic skills are also essential for successful and innovative application of disciplinary knowledge in the workplace (Jackson and Chapman, 2012;Jackson, 2014a). As a result, these skills are recognized by experts as important factors for individuals' employability (Bennett & Amundson, 2016;Bennett, Dunne, & Carré, 1999;Bridgstock, 2009;Hillage & Pollard, 1998;Knight & Yorke, 2002;McQuaid & Lindsay, 2005;Stiwne & Jungert, 2010), especially for the "ready to work" graduates (Jackson and Chapman, 2012;Kamaliah et al, 2018). The generic skills enable individuals to participate in the labour market as part of a flexible and adaptable workforce (Bennett, 2002;Pitan, 2017).…”

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The role of social capital in Iranian agricultural students' acquisition of generic skills

Gholami¹,

Alambeigi

Farrokhnia³

et al. 2020

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PurposeThis study aims to investigate the role of social capital in Iranian agricultural students' acquisition of generic skills. For this purpose, the effect of various social capital dimensions on students' generic skills development was examined.Design/methodology/approachA survey was conducted among 190 third- and fourth-year undergraduate students in one of the colleges of agriculture and natural resources in Iran. The partial least square method was used to examine the relationships among various social capital dimensions (i.e. social values, social trust, social networks, social cohesion, social participation, social communications and information sharing) with students' generic skills.FindingsThe findings showed that social networks and social participation are effective factors in the generic skills development of students. A model designed for the development of students' generic skills based on their social capital level predicted up to 33% of generic skills' variances. Furthermore, the multi-group analysis showed that males and females vary on how various social capital dimensions affect their generic skills. In this respect, the social participation dimension had a significantly greater impact on female students' generic skills, whereas the generic skills of male students were influenced more by the social cohesion dimension.Practical implicationsDeveloping generic skills through social capital can be considered as an effective strategy in countries that do not have formal programs for developing students' generic skills. Additionally, higher education policymakers should present a more supportive approach for developing generic skills of female students through social participation in the campuses.Originality/valueSo far, no study has examined the relationships among various social capital dimensions and students' generic skills in Iran. The picture is even more unclear when it comes to the differences between male and female students. The results of this study confirmed the importance of social networks and social participation in the universities to support students and to improve their generic skills and, consequently, their employability competencies. Furthermore, it could be inferred that male and female students have similarities and also differences in terms of the effect of social capital on developing generic skills that can provide a path for future studies.

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Understanding the impact of functioning on career factors for individuals with disabilities and criminal backgrounds

Greco

Strauser

Shen

et al. 2021

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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The Need for Dynamic Models of Career Development for Transitioning Offenders

Cited by 5 publications

References 31 publications

Community integration as reentry: Understanding functioning, vocational identity, and core self‐evaluations

Community integration as reentry: Understanding functioning, vocational identity, and core self‐evaluations

The role of social capital in Iranian agricultural students' acquisition of generic skills

Understanding the impact of functioning on career factors for individuals with disabilities and criminal backgrounds

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