Enhancing Students' Self-Efficacy in Making Positive Career Decisions

Autor/in	Reddan, Gregory
Titel	Enhancing Students' Self-Efficacy in Making Positive Career Decisions
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 16 (2015) 4, S.291-300 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-2882
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Self Efficacy; Decision Making; Career Choice; Career Development; Work Experience Programs; Workshops; Self Concept Measures; Vocational Maturity; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Pretests Posttests; Scores; Occupational Information; Goal Orientation; Career Planning; Problem Solving; Employment Potential; Knowledge Level; Case Studies; Learning Activities; Australia; Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Berufsentwicklung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Berufsreife; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Berufsinformation; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Karriereplanung; Problemlösen; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Wissensbasis; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lernaktivität; Australien
Abstract	Field Project A is an elective course in the Bachelor of Exercise Science program at Griffith University and includes elements of both career development learning and work-integrated learning. This paper aims to determine the effects of the learning activities and assessment items developed for the course on students' self-efficacy in making positive career decisions. Prior to commencing a work experience placement, workshops were conducted based on the SOAR model (Kumar, 2007), including activities related to the development of the first three phases of the model--self-awareness, opportunity awareness and aspirations. The career decision self-efficacy scale (CDSS) and a questionnaire were administered prior to and on completion of the course. Comparison of scores demonstrated significant differences in relation to students' confidence in self-appraisal, occupational information, goal selection, planning and problem-solving. Students perceived the course increased their awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses related to employability and their knowledge of specific occupations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01