Preparation for the school-to-work transition: The views of high school students

被引:71
作者
Phillips, SD [1 ]
Blustein, DL [1 ]
Jobin-Davis, K [1 ]
White, SF [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Albany, Dept Educ & Counseling Psychol, Albany, NY 12222 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1006/jvbe.2001.1853
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study sought to identify those factors that facilitate readiness for the transition from high school to work. Using an open-ended interview. the authors obtained narrative data from 17 high school juniors from two diverse school systems, A systematic. discovery-oriented, qualitative analysis strategy revealed that the a availability of work-based learning, supportive adults, and an active orientation to the adult world were associated with objective aspects of readiness (work-related skills and planning), In addition, new hypotheses Acre generated suggesting that becoming "ready" may occur via multiple pathways. Furthermore, the use of resources, whether motivated by anxiety or interest. was associated with clearer transitional plans, Less clearly evident in these findings were those factors that might lead to psychological readiness in terms of optimism and resilience, implications of these findings a-re discussed in relation to theory, research, and practice. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
引用
收藏
页码:202 / 216
页数:15
相关论文
共 40 条
[1]  
[Anonymous], 1997, WORKFORCE READINESS
[2]  
[Anonymous], 1997, Twenty something in the 1990s: Getting on, getting by, getting nowhere
[3]  
[Anonymous], 1996, CAREER CHOICE DEV
[4]  
Blustein D.L., 2000, HDB COUNSELING PSYCH, V3rd
[5]  
Blustein D.L., 1999, VOCATIONAL INTERESTS, P345
[6]   A theory-building investigation of the school-to-work transition [J].
Blustein, DL ;
Phillips, SD ;
JobinDavis, K ;
Finkelberg, SL ;
Roarke, AE .
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST, 1997, 25 (03) :364-402
[7]   ATTACHMENT THEORY AND CAREER-DEVELOPMENT - CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE-DIRECTIONS [J].
BLUSTEIN, DL ;
PREZIOSO, MS ;
SCHULTHEISS, DP .
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST, 1995, 23 (03) :416-432
[8]   Education and family components of identity in the transition from school to work [J].
Bynner, J .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT, 1998, 22 (01) :29-53
[9]   Basic skills in adolescents' occupational preparation [J].
Bynner, JM .
CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY, 1997, 45 (04) :305-321
[10]  
Cook-Gumperz J., 1997, CHANGING WORK CHANGI, P316