A social cognitive view of school-to-work transition

Citation
Rw. Lent et al., A social cognitive view of school-to-work transition, CAREER DEV, 47(4), 1999, pp. 297-311
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY
ISSN journal
08894019 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
297 - 311
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-4019(199906)47:4<297:ASCVOS>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
This article considers social cognitive career theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) as a vantage point from which to view the school-to-work. t ransition process. Rather than emphasizing the period just before high scho ol graduation, SCCT focuses on 6 developmentally linked themes that unfold throughout the school years. An emphasis on these themes (formation of self -efficacy and outcome beliefs, interest development, interest-goal linkages , translation of goals into actions, performance skills, negotiation of tra nsition supports and barriers) suggests targets for developmental and remed ial interventions that promote students' career development across the scho ol years and after work entry.