For a postcolonial turn in career guidance

The dialectic between universalisms and localisms

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ID21516490
AuthorsRonald G Sultana (0000-0001-8192-7059, University of Malta, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume51
Issue2
Pages262-273
Publication date2023-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Guidance and Counselling (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0306-9885 • E-ISSN: 1469-3534
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03069885.2020.1837727
OpenAlexW3096473598
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited28

This paper draws on the fund of regional knowledge about career guidance that comparative research has generated in the “global South”. The goal of the paper is to add another voice to the challenge to the universalising language that characterises career guidance theory and practice, and to further highlight the serious attention that needs to be given to “localisms” and “particularisms” so that responses that are sensitive to context can emerge. While several authors make a case for attention to context, few explicitly link epistemological and ontological concerns to the issue of political power. In contrast, in this paper I argue that inductive theorising is more likely to not only generate relevant and useful knowledge and practices: it is also more likely to serve the interests of social justice

Dialectic · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social justice · Social science · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Higher Education and Employability · Law · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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