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First published in Career and Technical Education Research, v34 n1 published by Association for Career and Technical Education Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5328/CTER34.1.3

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Keywords

career decision self-efficacy; career indecision and certainty; constructivist career development; empowerment

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Career and Technical Education Research

Volume

34

Issue

1

First Page

3

Last Page

20

Abstract

In times of uncertainty and change where the job market is fluid and the U.S. economy is weak, students need to feel empowered to construct their lives and forge their career paths. Constructivism has been suggested as one way to empower people. The current study explored outcomes in constructivist career courses using a quasi-experimental pre/post-test design. The empowerment, indecision, and certainty of 115 culturally diverse college students were measured using the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CDSE-SF) and the Career Decision Scale (CDS). Results indicated that students in the career courses showed significant increases in empowerment and certainty and significant decreases in indecision. Those in the comparison group did not. Implications for constructivist career development are discussed along with recommendations for future research.

Department

Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies

Original Publication Date

1-1-2009

Object Description

1 PDF File

DOI of published version

10.5328/CTER34.1.3

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2009 The Author(s)

Language

en

File Format

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