European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and Counselling Madrid, 16.11.2016 Prof. Dr. Peter C. Weber European Research Agenda in the Context of Career Guidance & Counselling „Developing a reflexive research field“ European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and Counselling Aims of the research agenda 2
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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
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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)
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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
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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
Followingaspectsarehighlighted:
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
Followingaspectsarehighlighted:
§ 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
Followingaspectsarehighlighted:
§ 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
Followingaspectsarehighlighted:
§ 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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