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ERIC Number: EJ741547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 17
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-4019
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Career Development in Middle Childhood: A Qualitative Inquiry
Schultheiss, Donna E. Palladino; Palma, Thomas V.; Manzi, Alberta J.
Career Development Quarterly, v53 n3 p246-262 Mar 2005
The purpose of this investigation was to explore childhood career development by examining 4th-and 5th-grade students' career and self-awareness, exploration, and career planning. Responses to written assignments provided qualitative data for analysis. Written narrative data were analyzed using consensual qualitative research methods as described by C. E. Hill, B. J. Thompson, and E. N. Williams (1997). Consistent with theory (D. Super, 1990), children's reflections on prominent career tasks and influences revealed 8 of the 9 (all but curiosity) dimensions of childhood career development as outlined by Super. In addition, participants described their conceptions of work, a domain not explicitly articulated by Super and worthy of further inquiry. (Contains 1 table.)
National Career Development Association, PP&F, American Counseling Association Subscription Office, P.O. Box 2513, Birmingham, AL 35201-2513. Tel: 800-633-4931 (Toll Free); Tel: 866-367-6232 (Toll Free).
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5
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Language: English
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