Supporting children’s career aspirations under changing career conditions: A systematic review of intervention approaches

Stephen Sowa*, Jinhuan Xia, Julie Smith, Andrew Manches

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract / Description of output

Various trends, including increasing career transitions and job automation, are creating complexities for interventions that support children’s and adolescents’ career aspirations. To gain insights and identify gaps in how children’s and adolescents’ career aspirations are supported under changing career conditions, we conducted a systemic review of approaches used in career aspiration intervention studies. Of the 45 studies meeting the inclusion criteria, most focused on select demographic groups, sector-specific objectives and learning content (predominantly STEM related), with limited content addressing changes within occupations and job markets. Possible approaches to enhance interventions and promote a meta-understanding of job change are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages21
JournalInternational Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance
Early online date7 Apr 2023
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 7 Apr 2023

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • career aspirations
  • intervention
  • systematic review
  • social cognitive career theory
  • job automation

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