Adam M Kanar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4470348 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam M Kanar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kanar |
| SIGNATURE | KANAR A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brock University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9796-5156 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Enhancing Career Development Through Skill Acquisition Among Volunteers at a Major Sporting Event
Volunteering can be a catalyst for career development, yet little is known about the specific skills event volunteers acquire or the personal and situational factors that shape these outcomes. This research assessed skill development in 545 volunteers at a major sporting event in North America. Using a mixed-methods approach, we analyzed qualitative and quantitative survey data. Qualitative analyses identified 12 skill themes divided equally into…
Job Seekers’ Self-Directed Learning Activities Explained Through the Lens of Regulatory Focus
This study aimed to understand the role of regulatory focus for influencing self-directed learning activities during a job search. The authors surveyed 185 job-searching university students at two time points to explore the conditions under which regulatory focus (promotion and prevention foci) impacts self-directed learning activities and the number of employment interviews secured. Both promotion and prevention foci showed significant relations…
A latent transition analysis examining the nature of and movement between career adaptability profiles
Prompting Metacognition During a Job Search
Searching for a job is a self‐directed activity that requires self‐regulation over significant periods of time; yet, in the scientific community, we know little about proximal support interventions that shape the self‐regulation processes during a job search. Using an experimental design, we tested a proximal support intervention in the form of metacognitive prompts and how this shaped metacognition and effort in 123 university job seekers over a…
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Prompting Metacognition During a Job Search
Searching for a job is a self‐directed activity that requires self‐regulation over significant periods of time; yet, in the scientific community, we know little about proximal support interventions that shape the self‐regulation processes during a job search. Using an experimental design, we tested a proximal support intervention in the form of metacognitive prompts and how this shaped metacognition and effort in 123 university job seekers over a…
Job Seekers’ Self-Directed Learning Activities Explained Through the Lens of Regulatory Focus
This study aimed to understand the role of regulatory focus for influencing self-directed learning activities during a job search. The authors surveyed 185 job-searching university students at two time points to explore the conditions under which regulatory focus (promotion and prevention foci) impacts self-directed learning activities and the number of employment interviews secured. Both promotion and prevention foci showed significant relations…
A latent transition analysis examining the nature of and movement between career adaptability profiles
Enhancing Career Development Through Skill Acquisition Among Volunteers at a Major Sporting Event
Volunteering can be a catalyst for career development, yet little is known about the specific skills event volunteers acquire or the personal and situational factors that shape these outcomes. This research assessed skill development in 545 volunteers at a major sporting event in North America. Using a mixed-methods approach, we analyzed qualitative and quantitative survey data. Qualitative analyses identified 12 skill themes divided equally into…
Psychology (4 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Career development (2 works) · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (2 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Seekers (2 works) · Adaptability (1 work)