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Secondary Career Development Interventions

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Content Inside: Fast Facts for Policy and Practice IN Brief National Dissemination Center for Career & Technical Education 2001 no. 13 by Michael E. Wonacott Secondary Career Development Interventions Dykeman and colleagues (2001) have de- veloped a taxonomy of career development interventions used in U.S. secondary schools that can help practitioners evalu- ate and improve the effectiveness of guid- ance programs. They consulted career guidance practitioners researchers and literature and identified a comprehensive list of 44 interventions. Each intervention was rated on five variables: time (short term/long term) mode (active/passive) control (adult/youth) place (school/com- munity) and size (group/individual). Clus- ter analysis produced a taxonomy with four types of interventions: introductory advis- ing curriculum based and work based. This In Brief describes examples of each type of intervention and how they can be used to achieve desired outcomes. Introductory Interventions Introductory interventions awaken stu- dents interest in their own personal and professional growth; typically they are adult-controlled active (hands-on) group activities conducted in school and lasting 2 weeks or less. They include career days/ fairs field trips aptitude assessment and guidance lessons on personal/social devel- opment career development or academic planning. Career Days and Career Fairs.Career days and career fairs can develop students self- knowledge and knowledge of work and integrate the two meaningfully (Efird and Sherrick 1998; Grant and Jackson 1995). Employer representatives become role models helping students see the relevance of interests aptitudes abilities and values to career and lifestyle choices. Job descrip- tions and handouts show connections be- tween different jobs aptitudes and abili- ties and educational experiences. Student questionnaires can help structure inter- viewing. Students can begin to develop meaningful knowledge about themselves and ...

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