Occupational Transitions as a Relational Project

Autor/in	Hallqvist, Anders
Titel	Occupational Transitions as a Relational Project
Quelle	In: Studies in Continuing Education, 34 (2012) 2, S.83-98 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-037X
DOI	10.1080/0158037X.2011.610300
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Career Choice; Career Change; Interpersonal Relationship; Outplacement Services (Employment); Dislocated Workers; Comparative Analysis; Social Networks; Social Capital; Labor Market; Informal Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Agentur für Arbeit; Arbeitsloser; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sozialkapital; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung
Abstract	Looking at "biographical learning" as part of a work transition, the aim of this paper is to investigate how social relations enable and constrain such a learning process in outplacement clients. To examine the process, its character and social conditions, the study draws on interviews with workers who had been made redundant and were enrolled at an outplacement agency. The interviews were analysed using a comparative cross-case analysis. A distinction was made between "strong" (long-term and intimate), "weak" (short-term and non-intimate) and "formal" (e.g., professional counsellors) relations. Findings showed that strong and formal relations were rather influential on people's engagement in biographical learning while weak relations were important to the straightforward career. Since transitions in late modern society has become not only a passage but also a learning option, the different sources and functions of social relations should be considered a vital part of outplacement counselling. Future research should examine more closely both parties in strong relationships and the (joint) process of career decision-making inherent in occupational transitions. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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