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EuropeanDoctoralProgrammeinCareerGuidanceandCounsellingMadrid,16.11.2016Prof.Dr.PeterC.Weber

EuropeanResearchAgendaintheContextofCareerGuidance&Counselling

„Developingareflexiveresearchfield“

EuropeanDoctoralProgrammeinCareerGuidanceandCounselling

Aimsoftheresearchagenda

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² Whodefineswhatresearchshallfocuson?

² Freedomofresearch–roman6cor

func6onal?

² Needofhavingasharedposi6on?

² NeedforReflexivity!

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Goalsofaresearchagenda

1.  Providingafounda6onforcoopera6onininnova6veresearch

2.  Promoteresearchcoopera6on

3.  Offeringorienta6onforresearch-basedtraining

4.  Raisingtheprofileofourdiscipline

5.  Becomingmorevisible!

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Shared

descrip6on

oftheresearch

inthefieldof

CGC

Emergingand

pressuring

problemsin

society,prac6ce

andscience

Reflexivityinthe

researchfield


ShortintroducNoninthe6subfields

§  Basedonthemappingofexis6ngresearchanddiscussionsin

Padova(1stSummerSchool)andNICEConferencein

Canterbury2014

§  Colleaguesfromthescien6ficboardhaswriVendescrip6ons

forthe6subfieldsoftheresearchagenda•  IndividualsandCareer(LauraNota,Padova)•  CounsellorsandProfessionalism(ValérieCohen-Scali,Paris)

•  EvidenceandOutcome(JérômeRossier,Lausanne)

•  Interven6onsandProcesses(PeterWeber,Heidelberg&Rachel

Mulvey,EastLondon)

•  Organiza6onalContext(JohannesKatsarov,Konstanz)•  SocietalContext(RieThomsen,SouthernDenmark)

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Aprocesstodeveloparesearchagenda

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TheorieU

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Scharmer,O.

TheoryU(2009)


IdenNfiedresearchtopicsforthe

agenda

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Career-

related

challengesof

diverse

ci6zens

Career-related

environmentof

individuals

(society,

economy,

ins6tu6ons)

Outcomesand

effectsof

careerguidance

andcounselling

interven6onsOrganiza6on-

related

environment

(society,economy,

regula6on,finance)

Organisa6on

ofcareer

services

(management

+structures)

Professiona-

lismand

competenceof

career

professionals

Processesand

interven6ons

incareer

guidanceand

counselling


UpcomingpublicaNon:

Weber,P./Nota,L./Rossier,J./Cohen-Scali,V.,Thomsen,R.,

Mulvey,R.,Katsarov,J.(2017).EuropeanResearchAgendainCareerGuidanceandCounselling,inNota,L./Rossier,J./Cohen-Scali,V.(Eds.).Interna'onalPerspec'vesonCurrentResearchinCareerCounselingandGuidance.NewYork(u.a.)Springer(in

Prepara6on).

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IndividualsandCareer

Followingaspectsarehighlighted:

§  Individualshavetodealwithfastchangeinfluencingtheirliveandcareer(e.g.urbaniza6on,agingpopula6on,

migra6on,technologyandfastchangeofknowledge,socio

economiccondi6ons)

§  Relevanceoftheoriesthatareabletocapturecomplexityandmul6pleinfluences

§  Careertheoryhastocapturecomplexityandmul6ple

changesinindividualslivesincludingsuchintegra6ng

contextualknowledgeintounderstandingofcareer

problems

§  Specificproblemsandchallengesforindividualsshouldbefocuses(e.g.nega6vefeelings,discomfort,depression)

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Individualsandcareer²  Furtherdevelopmentofcareertheoriesandconceptsforcareer

interven6ons(e.g.lifedesign,careerconstruc6on,systemic

approaches)havetorecognizeandbuilduponthissitua6on.

²  Tochallengeanddeconstructthecareertermitself-“livelihood”or“decentwork”openuprelevantperspec6vesforresearch.

²  Researchoncareerandworkshouldnotlongerbeisolatedfrom

otherlifecontexts(e.g.intermsofwork-life-balanceorchanging

work-valuesofthenextgenera6on).

²  Toinves6gateaboutgroupsofvulnerablepeoplewithspecialandoYenmulNpleneeds.

²  Technologicalaspectsandnewmediashouldbetakenintoaccount

asveryinfluencingfactorsfortheindividualscareer&lifeplanning.

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CounsellorsandProfessionalism


²  Alsotheresearchques6onregardingprofessionalism

andcompetenceofprac66onersisstronglylinkedto

environmentalchangeas

•  emerging„liquidstructures“ofsociety•  newdemandsforindividualsintheworldofwork•  developmentofinternetandnewtechnological

§  ThiscontextcausesafeelingofinsecurityanduncertaintyaboutthefutureandinvolvestochangeresearchparadigmsandguidanceintervenNons,andreconsidertheskillsandprac6cesofcareercounselors.

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Counsellorsandprofessionalism²  TherelevanceofdifferentparadigmsinpracNce,i.e.voca6onal

guidance,careercounselling,coaching,advoca6ng,construc6on.

²  Theadapta6onofprac66onersneedsofdiversetargetgroupsandtheirlifeandcareer-perspec6vesresearchshould.

²  Iden6fica6onofprofessionalskillsused/neededindiverseformatsofpracNce(e.g.onlineandinsocialmedia,incommunityworkor

companies).

²  UnderstandingthecomponentsofthecounsellorsprofessionalidenNtyandrepresenta6ons(includingdifferentlevelsofprofessionalismandvoluntarywork).

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EvidenceandOutcomeFollowingaspectsarehighlighted:

§  Severalmeta-analyseshaveshownthatvoca6onal

guidance,careercounseling,andmoregenerally

careerintervenNonsareeffecNve§  Veryfewstudiescanbefoundaboutlong-termeffecNveness,changeprocesses,orwithwhomwhich

typeofinterven6onshouldbeused,forexample.

§  Evidenceandoutcomeresearchshouldgodeeperandbroaderintothisissue,e.g.measuresforeffectson

psychologicalfactors,onlearningandbehavioraswell

asforrealizedcareerstepsareneeded.

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Evidenceandoutcomes²  Fittouseinstrumentsforvalidoutcomemeasurementinprac6ce

²  Developmentoflarge-scale,mulN-centric,controlledtrials.²  QualitaNveandmixedmethodapproachesforbeVer

understandingofthe“why”ofeffec6ve.

²  StudiestoinvesNgatehowchangeis„induced“duringcounsellinginterven6ons.

²  Monitoringofprocessandinput-factorswithinoutcomestudies.

²  Awarenessofdifferentinterest-/targetgroupsinterpreNngresults(e.g.(self)cri6caldiscussionofconceptslike„evidence“).

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IntervenNonsandProcesses


§  CareerGuidanceandCounsellingareverydiverseandcomplexinterven(onprocessesrealizedindiverseformats,

onetoone,ingroups,facetoface,overdistanceor

integratedinsocialmediaenvironments

§  ProcessresearchisaboutobservingandunderstandingwhatishappeningwithinanintervenNon

§  Onespecificandcrucialpointincareerguidance/counsellingistheinterplayofcareertheory(whatisacareer,whatisinfluencingcareers)andappropriateintervenNons

§  In6mesofflexible,dynamicandriskyandhybridcareers

thisques6onisempiricallycrucialforinven6ngnewforms

ofinternven6ons

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IntervenNonsandProcesses§  Process-orientedempiricalresearchshouldcomprisesmore-

process-analyses–whatishappeningwithininterven6ons?–whatisreachingtheclients?

§  Influencingfactorsonguidanceandcounsellingprocesses–whatworks,whatmakesthedifference,whatdisturbs?

§  Examina6onhowmethodslikeassessmentinstruments,testandrelatedmeasures,bothqualitaNveandquanNtaNveareintegratedinthework

§  Inven6ngandexperimen6ngwithnewforms,e.g.morenon-

ra6onalformsofguidanceandcounselling

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OrganizaNonalContext


§  Theorganisa6onofcareerservices,includingtheirimmediateculturalandphysicalenvironment,theorganisaNonalgoals,servicesandavailableresources,aswellastheorganisa6onalprocedures,cultureand

structures,playanimportantroleindeterminingthequality,outcomeandmeaningofcareerguidanceandcounselling.

§  Thereisaneedformeso-levelresearchwhichconsidersthesetupandimpactofcareerservicesandthewaytheyareorganisedandmanaged.

§  Theinterrela6onoforganisa6onalques6onswithresearchonthequality,effecNvenessand/oroutcomesofcareer

interven6onsisobvious.

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OrganizaNonalcontext²  Effec6venessoforganisaNonalprocesses,structuresand

leadershipfordifferentcareerinterven6ons.

²  Thecontext,cultureandsocialembedednessofservices(e.g.indifferentsocie6es,poli6calcontext,incompaniesorcommuni6es).

²  RelevanceandfitforpurposeofdifferentorganizaNonaldesigns(i.e.financialandlegalcondi6ons,priva6za6on,socialenterprises).

²  Implementa6onofmediaandtechnologyusedforcareerinterven6ons.

²  CooperaNonandnetworking,integra6onofservicesandconflic6nginterestswithinsupplyingorganiza6ons.

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SocietalContext


§  C&GintervenNonsareembeddedintosocialcontextsindiverseways.Thepersonsaswellasthecareerguidanceprofessionals,servicesandresearchersaresituatedinspecificsocialcontextlocallyandglobally.

Followingaspectsandresearchthemeshavebeencollected:

§  HowdoeslegislaNonimpactonchange(e.g.ofins6tu6ons)

andviceversahowdochangeinprac6cesimpactthe

legisla6onandpolicydevelopment?

§  Whatarethenotintendedeffectsofpolicychoices(inCGCand/orotherpolicyareas)e.g.totheCGCprofessions?And

whatarethewaystoaffectpolicydevelopmentandthe

assessmentsmethodsused?

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Societalcontext§  ImpactofpoliNcalagendas,economicdriversandpoli6cal

regula6ons/organiza6ononguidanceprovision.

§  Waystoaffectpolicydevelopmentonregional,na6onal,interna6onallevel.

§  ProfessionalizaNonstrategiesforCGCbycountry,byregions,Europeandabroad,inparallelprofessions.

§  Learningfromcontemporarydiagnosisofthesocietalcontext–workandlabour,differentgenera6ons,lifestyles/milieusandlife

circumstances(forinstancepre-andpost-economiccrises).

§  Possibili6esforcareerintervenNonstoimpactonsocialchange(cri6callyandunderstoodasclass,genderandrace).

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PerspecNves

Howcanyouusetheresearchagenda?

²  Inspira6on–whatcanbemyfocusofresearchorprac6ce?²  Reflec6on–howdoes„myowntheme“or“myprac6ce”

contributeandinteractwiththeotherperspec6ves?²  Reac6on–deba6ngoforaddingissuestotheagenda!

Theagendashallbeopen,dynamic,hybrid...

andhopefullyevolving!

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FurtherperspecNves?YourquesNons?

Prof.Dr.PeterWeberProfessorforCareerGuidance&Counselling

UniversityofAppliedLabourStudies

68163Mannheim/Germany

E-Mail:[email protected]

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