An asset-based approach in career facilitation : lessons for higher education training

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dc.contributor.author Coetzee, Sonja
dc.contributor.author Ebersohn, L. (Liesel)
dc.contributor.author Ferreira, Ronel
dc.date.accessioned 2009-11-18T07:02:27Z
dc.date.available 2009-11-18T07:02:27Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.description.abstract This exploratory and descriptive study investigated the use of the asset-based approach in career facilitation in South Africa. Five adolescents (3 females and 2 males) aged 16 to 18 years participated. An intervention study following a qualitative approach was conducted. We developed and implemented an asset-based career facilitation intervention that included psychometric and post-modern career activities. We used multiple data collection strategies (observation, unstructured interviews, intervention activities, visual data and participant reflections), which we documented in various ways (field notes, researcher diaries, photocopies of intervention artefacts and participant reflective diaries). Our thematic analysis of the data revealed three main themes. Firstly, in terms of the client-partner relationship, the study indicated the significance of personality traits, age, family dynamics, career interest profiles and previous career assessment experiences when using asset-based strategies. Secondly, the challenging role of the asset-based career facilitator was emphasised. Thirdly, results suggested that traditional career guidance paradigms meant that client-partners expected the career facilitator to function as expert, and accordingly resisted the shared responsibility of partnership. Subsequently, we identified indicators and contra-indicators for using assetbased career facilitation. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Coetzee, S, Ebersöhn, L & Ferreira, R 2009, 'An asset-based approach in career facilitation : lessons for higher education training', South African Journal of Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 537–560. [http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=20128] en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1011-3487
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/11884
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Unisa Press en_US
dc.rights Unisa Press en_US
dc.subject Career facilitation en
dc.subject Asset-based approach en
dc.subject.lcsh Career development en
dc.subject.lcsh Career development en
dc.subject.lcsh Education, Higher -- Research en
dc.subject.lcsh Teachers -- Training of en
dc.title An asset-based approach in career facilitation : lessons for higher education training en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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