A Theory-Building Investigation of the School-to-Work Transition

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8913397
AutoresDavid L Blustein (0000-0002-4097-0314, University at Albany, State University of New York, autor de correspondencia), Susan D Phillips (0000-0003-2126-8914, University at Albany, State University of New York), Kevin Jobin-Davis (University at Albany, State University of New York), Sarah L Finkelberg (University at Albany, State University of New York), Amy E Roarke (University at Albany, State University of New York)
Año1997
Volumen25
Número3
Páginas364-402
Fecha de publicación1997-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0011000097253002
OpenAlexW2164499968
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas32
Referencias citadas28

This study sought to enhance an understanding of the school-to-work transition for work-bound high school students. The objective was to identify individual and contextual factors relevant to the school-to-work transition. The authors obtained interview data from a diverse sample of 45 employed young men and women (aged 18-29) who have been in this transition during the past 10 years. Using a grounded theory approach, a coding system was developed with quantitative and qualitative indexes. The authors used job satisfaction and occupational choice congruence as subjective and objective means of capturing an adaptive school-to-work transition. Initial correlational analyses were conducted with quantitatively derived variables to provide a framework for qualitative analyses. Qualitative analyses of participant narratives revealed several individual and contextual factors that characterize the adaptive school-to-work transition. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of these findings for career development theory as well as some propositions to guide future inquiry in this area

Developmental psychology · Grounded theory · Job satisfaction · Narrative · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · School-to-work transition · Social science · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Vocational education · Work (physics · Career Development and Diversity · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Higher Education and Employability · Psychology · Social Psychology