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Bimrose, Jenny and McNair, Stephen (2011) Career support for migrants : transformation or adaptation? Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol.78 (No.3). pp. 325-333. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2011.03.012 ISSN 0001-8791.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2011.03.012
Abstract
The complex interfaces created by migration not only challenge core beliefs about the purpose of career guidance and counseling but also about the precise nature and level of the support required for migrants. However, the issue has had little academic attention. While traditional theories informing the practice of career guidance and counseling implicitly reflect a commitment to social equality, they were developed in relatively homogenous Western capitalist contexts that were strongly individualized, masculine, secular, action and future focused. As career guidance and counseling services in more individualized countries seek to meet the needs of a growing number of clients from more collectivist cultures, the universal relevance of such models is increasingly open to challenge. This article explores three core challenges posed by migration for the theory and practice of career guidance and counseling. The first relates to the very purpose of these types of services for migrants; the second, to the way in which migration requires a realignment of the relationship of theory with practice; and the third relates to the need to redefine service delivery models for this client group. The extent to which notions of “quality” in services are culturally dependent will also be considered, together with the potential for general service improvements being stimulated by the provision of high quality services for migrants.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor L Education > L Education (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Immigrants -- Vocational guidance -- Evaluation, Foreign workers -- Vocational guidance -- Evaluation | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Vocational Behavior | ||||
Publisher: | Academic Press | ||||
ISSN: | 0001-8791 | ||||
Official Date: | June 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.78 | ||||
Number: | No.3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 325-333 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.03.012 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Description: | Special issue on migration: Vocational Perspectives on a Complex and Diverse Transition |
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