The Relationship between Career Development and Educational Development

The Relationship between Career Development and Educational Development: A Selected Review of the Literature

Dr. David Blustein, Professor, Boston College

A key assumption of current career development practice is that students who are able to understand and internalize the connections between school and work will be more actively engaged in their academic tasks and will be more likely to succeed in high school (Hamilton, 1994; Solberg, Howard, Blustein, & Close, 2002). Indeed, this assumption has guided many of the secondary school reforms of the last decade (Blustein, Juntunen, & Worthington, 2000; Howard, Solberg, Blustein, & Close, 2002). This section of the guidebook will identify some of the more important bodies of work that provide solid evidence to support this position.

Evaluation of Guidance and Counseling Programs in Pakistan - PhD Thesis

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Recommendation for career guidance and counseling programs in teacher training institutions in Pakistan.

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http://prr.hec.gov.pk/Thesis/216.pdf

Summary of findings are:

ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was evaluation of Guidance and Counselling programs in the teacher training institutions of Pakistan.

The data collected and findings reported lead to the following main conclusions:
1. The faculty members have shown positive attitude towards Guidance and Counselling.
2. The B.Ed./M.Ed. male trainees have shown high negative attitude towards Guidance and Counselling.
3. The B.Ed./M.Ed. female trainees have indicated a slight negative attitude towards the Guidance and Counselling.

The above lead lo the following recommendations:
a) Guidance and Counselling should be made compulsory at the B.Ed/M.Ed,levels.
b) The curriculum in Guidance and Counselling should be revised and made practically oriented.
c) For the provision of master trainers in the field of Guidance and Counselling,special programmes should be arranged at the post graduate level.
d) Proper provision should be made in the programmes of teacher training institutions for the dissemination of information about Guidance and Counselling