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Parola, Anna; Marcionetti, Jenny – Journal of Career Development, 2022
According to the Career Construction Model of Adaptation, career decision-making difficulties (CDD) and life satisfaction are important adaptation results, and career adaptability is a crucial resource to attain positive adaptation results. This study focused on the influence of parental career-related behaviors on career adaptability, CDD and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Life Satisfaction, Parent Influence
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Tamtik, Merli – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine parental and students' decisions regarding participating in K-12 level study abroad programs in Manitoba, Canada. Design/methodology/approach: The study reports on data collected through document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 18 international students and 14 parents. Findings: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ginevra, Maria Cristina; Nota, Laura; Soresi, Salvatore; Gati, Itamar – Journal of Career Assessment, 2012
The goal of the present study was to test the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the "Career Decision-Making Profile" ("CDMP") questionnaire with a sample of 1,835 adolescents. Gati, Landman, Davidovitch, Asulin-Peretz, and Gadassi suggested that the way individuals make career decisions should not be described…
Descriptors: Profiles, Validity, Adolescents, Decision Making
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Biasutti, Michele – Environmental Education Research, 2015
This paper presents the framework of an intensive programme (IP) organised by UNESCO and addressed to young graduate professionals to prepare them for a career in fields related to sustainability. The aims of the IP were to address participants' environmental awareness and to develop attitudes and skills related to environmental planning and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education, Learning Activities
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Di Fabio, Annamaria; Kenny, Maureen E. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2011
This article evaluates the efficacy of a training program focused on increasing emotional intelligence (EI), which was developed for Italian high school students. The training was constructed using an ability-based model of EI. It was hypothesized that specific training would increase both ability and self-reported EI and reduce levels of…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, High School Students, Decision Making, Career Development
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Ferrari, Lea; Nota, Laura; Soresi, Salvatore; Blustein, David L.; Murphy, Kerri A.; Kenna, Alexandra C. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2009
To analyze the conception of work and its relationship with the various indices of progress in career development, we administered a structured, open-ended questionnaire that explored beliefs about working among a sample of Italian high school students considering university options. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, we found that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Development, Employment, Role