The career difficulties of university students in the UK
A qualitative study of the perceptions of UK HE career practitioners
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 21516331 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Judy Yates (0000-0002-9405-3642, City, University of London), Julia Yates (0000-0001-9235-564X, City, University of London, autor correspondente), Wendy Hirsh (University of Derby) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 128-142 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | British Journal of Guidance and Counselling (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0306-9885 • E-ISSN: 1469-3534 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03069885.2024.2412199 |
| OpenAlex | W4403244690 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 42 |
Existing research has identified the key career difficulties faced by those making career decisions, but little is known about career practitioners’ perceptions of the career difficulties of university students in the UK. We conducted 22 in depth interviews with Higher Education career practitioners and analysed their data with a Template Analysis – a version of thematic analysis. Three themes were developed incorporating emotions (anxiety and low confidence), cognitions (unrealistic or limited understanding of themselves, of the labour market, of the processes of career choice and of practitioner career support) and behaviours (engaging late with career thinking, a disproportionate focus on CVs and a reluctance to take ownership of career planning). Findings showed that these emotional, cognitive and behavioural career difficulties were interrelated. The findings are discussed with reference to existing theory and theoretical and practical recommendations are made
Career development · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Career Development and Diversity · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology
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A taxonomy of difficulties in career decision making.
What is an adequate sample size? Operationalising data saturation for theory-based interview studies
Reporting and Justifying the Number of Interview Participants in Organization and Workplace Research
Transtheoretical therapy
Career Development and Counseling
Effectiveness of a web-based acceptance and commitment therapy program for adolescent career preparation
Testing the structure of the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire across country, gender, age, and decision status
Challenges and difficulties in career decision making
Thematic Analysis
Not lost in translation
The Influences of the Family of Origin on Career Development
Purposeful Sampling in Qualitative Research Synthesis
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