Introduction: Based on the Social Cognitive Model of Career Development (SCCT) theory, the academic development process of university students is analyzed. Self-efficacy and outcome expectations are core constructs within the SCCT, which are influenced according to the model by personal factors and predispositions, such as disability, sex or race.…

This article starts from gaps found in the literature on international students. The literature points out that we need studies on the subject that: bring different student profiles to explain their internationalization; explain, beyond mere description, the factors that motivate students to internationalize their studies and careers; and that…

Chinese higher education policy texts appear to suggest that training 'para-diplomats' is a goal of China's international student recruitment. However, few studies have considered the ways such policies are recontextualised and implemented at the institutional (meso-) level and become integral to students' career pathways after graduation. To…

The study aimed to provide organizations with the information needed to develop and incorporate strategies and policies that would increase opportunities for advancement among African American women to the benefit of organizational performance and bottom lines while providing guidance to seeking top-level career advancement in higher education.…

Career-connected learning is an educational strategy that combines high-quality academic instruction, skill-based learning, and real-world experiences to prepare students with the knowledge and skills that they need to pursue their career goals. Career-connected learning can be delivered in a variety of ways, including in core content classes,…

This study investigated mediating effects on the structural relation among human resources (HR) policy and practices, supervisor support, and subjective career success for female Korean managers in industries including manufacturing, wholesale and retail, finance, and service. The study utilized the fifth Korean Women Manager Panel dataset (N =…

The purpose of the American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Competencies for Community College Leaders is to guide the development of emerging leaders and to assist colleges with the selection of employees dedicated to the community college mission, vision, and values. Recently after over two years, college presidents on the AACC's…

The purpose of this biographical paper is to reflect generational changes in the landscape of educational sciences during the last 20 years. Rapid change within the educational science generations on the one hand, and in the gap between the research-generations has been observed in the last years at the international level. Despite this fact, the…

While person-job fit has been used to determine satisfaction in many professions, no research has been done among distance learning librarians. This study investigates person-job fit among librarians with primary distance learning responsibility compared to librarians with some distance learning responsibility and examines whether a common career…

Women have outpaced men in college attainment, yet lagged behind men in the labor market. Meanwhile, young graduates may update their knowledge of the labor market and decide to go back to school as a career management strategy, especially among women who face more structural constraints compared to men. As a postgraduate degree may facilitate…

Considerable research has focused on the experiences of first-generation college students (FGS) (Defreitas & Rinn, 2013; Lightweis, 2014; Martin, 2015; Morales, 2014; Swecker, Fifolt, & Searby, 2013), who are defined as students whose parents did not graduate with a bachelor's degree from college (DeFreitas & Rinn, 2013). With minimal…

A career intervention based on life design approach was devised for a group of young adults at risk for the process of career construction. It was aimed at fostering a series of resources useful to cope with career transitions, to encourage reflection on the future, to identify one's own strengths, and to plan future projects. Results of the study…

Background and Aim: Guangdong Province in February 2018 the province-wide launch of the Guangdong "new teacher training" construction implementation programs, used to improve the rural music, physical education, and art teacher structure imbalance of the status quo. This research aim was to avoid the risks of the cultivation of…

This edited book provides a critical re-reading of the concept of teacher education, in addition to a re-thinking of the sole focus on Initial Teacher Education (ITE), with implications for education policy, theory, and practice. This book presents new investigations that explore the concept of teacher education from ITE to retirement and how this…

Autistic people experience disparities in employment which may be exacerbated for individuals in skilled employment. Little is known about the experiences of autistic people in skilled employment or how they define success. We used a community-based participatory research approach to conduct a thematic analysis with an inductive approach at a…