An Ecological Perspective on Youth Career Education in Transitioning Societies: China as an Example

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 651-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Xie ◽  
Ning Kong ◽  
Sydney Skaggs ◽  
Anbo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
Career Education ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Ecological Perspective ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Guidance Services ◽  
Education In China ◽  
Further Development

Contextual factors have received increased attention in understanding the challenges and difficulties in translating career education and career guidance services from Western societies to non-Western societies, many of which are undertaking a shift from a socialist and collectivistic system to a more individualistic one. In this article, using China as an example, we discussed the contextual factors in different ecological systems, such as economical, educational, and sociocultural, and how they may facilitate or impede youth career education in a transitioning society. We reviewed a career education program in a Chinese senior middle school to illustrate such impacts. Additionally, we proposed strategies for further development of youth career education in China as well as in other countries with similar transitions. We introduced a framework of a diversified concept of career and several context-resonant career development theories to be considered in guiding youth career education programs in these transitioning societies.

A Study of Sex Education Programs for Visually Handicapped Persons

1971 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 318-340
Author(s):  
Frederick E. Bidgood
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Residential Schools ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
Further Development

The vast majority of public and residential schools feel a responsibility to provide sex education for their visually handicapped students, and although less so, the feeling is also strong in agencies dealing with the blind. The majority offer some kind of sex education program, but many of these programs need further development. In general, the public school programs seem more thorough and better planned than those of the residential schools or agencies. There is a recognized need to provide good sex education programs, but a lack of good audio and tactual teaching aids, among other things, is blocking progress. The schools and agencies see the problem and are seeking solutions.

A Career Education Program for Gifted High School Students

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Boyd ◽  
Brian Hemmings ◽  
Eddie Braggett
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Career Education ◽  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
School Students ◽  
Community Learning ◽  
South Wales

This article reports the development of a career education program for gifted high school students in a New South Wales selective, coeducational high school. The program replaced a previous approach that was demand-responsive, generic in approach, and not aligned with student needs. A needs analysis of the school and a formative evaluation were undertaken to ensure successful redevelopment of the program. These evaluations resulted in the following changes to the school's program: earlier and more flexible career awareness opportunities; increased scope for clarification of values; inclusion of psychological, psychocreative, and social elements; integration of career education and student welfare; lifelong learning emphases; aspiration enhancement for particular students; strategy employment for females; and an expansion in community learning opportunities. A program influenced by these elements was then highlighted as a best-practice exemplar.

A Crisis in Career Development: Life Designing and Implications for Transition

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Wehmeyer ◽  
Laura Nota ◽  
Salvatore Soresi ◽  
Karrie A. Shogren ◽  
Mary E. Morningstar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Career Education ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Transition Services ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Development Models ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Life Design

The field of transition—and the Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)—was built upon a foundation established by theories of career development that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s and paved the way for the work/study movement of the 1960s and the vocational and career education for students with disabilities movement that dominated the 1970s and, eventually, the transition services movement. Today’s leaders in vocational psychology and career guidance suggest that market and global economic forces associated with a postmodern world have created a crisis in career development models and methods. This article discusses the evolution of how career development has been understood, and the potential importance of a life design framework and its emphasis on career construction, rather than career development, for the future of transition services.

A Social–Ecological Analysis of the Self-Determination Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 496-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karrie A. Shogren
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ecological Analysis ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Social Ecological

Abstract This paper uses a social–ecological lens to examine self-determination research, attempting to organize what is known (and unknown) about contextual factors that have the potential to impact the development and expression of self-determined behavior in people with disabilities across multiple ecological systems. Identifying and categorizing the contextual factors that researchers suggest influence self-determination have the potential to allow for the development of a framework that promotes systematic consideration of contextual factors when designing, implementing, and evaluating supports to promote self-determination. Directions for future research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Coping with a New Curriculum: The Evolving Schools Program at the Carter Observatory, New Zealand

1998 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 267-272
Author(s):  
K. Leather ◽  
F. Andrews ◽  
R. Hall ◽  
W. Orchiston
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
National Observatory ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Science ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Astronomical Research ◽  
The Government

Carter Observatory is the National Observatory of New Zealand and was opened in 1941. For more than ten years the Observatory has maintained an active education program for visiting school groups (see Andrews, 1991), and education now forms one of its four functions. The others relate to astronomical research; public astronomy; and the preservation of New Zealands astronomical heritage (see Orchiston and Dodd, 1995).Since the acquisition of a small Zeiss planetarium and associated visitor centre in 1992, the public astronomy and education programs at the Carter Observatory have witnessed a major expansion (see Orchiston, 1995; Orchiston and Dodd, 1996). A significant contributing factor was the introduction by the government of a new science curriculum into New Zealand schools in 1995 (Science in the New Zealand Curriculum, 1995). “Making Sense of Planet Earth and Beyond” comprises one quarter of this curriculum, and the “Beyond” component is astronomy.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN METODE KONSELING KELOMPOK DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN RASA PERCAYA DIRI SISWA KELAS XII IPA SMA NEGERI 2 SUNGAI RAYA DALAM KEGIATAN LAYANAN BIMBINGAN KARIR

Al-Hikmah ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wira Miharja
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Guidance Services ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Counseling Model

This study aims to develop a counseling model in career guidance for students of class XII Science in SMA Raya 2 Sungai Raya, Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan. This research is based on the fact that students' ability to understand career guidance services is still low. Even with the mastery of this material in general students do not have difficulty learning other subjects. This research was conducted in January and April 2017. Based on the results of the research process, it was concluded that students of class XII IPA 2 Sungai Raya Senior High School were very enthusiastic and motivated to take part in guidance services, and their achievements also increased. (Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan model bimbingan konseling dalam bimbingan karir pada siswa kelas XII IPA di SMA Negeri 2 Sungai Raya, Kubu Raya, Kalimantan Barat. Penelitian ini didasarkan pada kenyataan bahwa kemampuan pemahaman siswa terhadap layanan bimbingan karir masih rendah. Padahal dengan dikuasainya materi ini pada umum siswa tidak mengalami kesulitan untuk mempelajari mata pelajaran lainya. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Januari dan April 2017. Berdasarkan hasil proses penelitian, disimpulkan bahwa siswa kelas XII IPA SMA Negeri 2 Sungai Raya sangat antusias dan termotivasi dalam mengikuti layanan bimbingan, dan prestasi mereka juga meningkat). Kata kunci: Konseling Kelompok, Mengatasi Percaya Diri

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