Higher Education Quality and Guidance : efficacy of a career celf-management seminar for undergraduates

Monogr??fico con el t??tulo: "Calidad en la Educaci??n Superior: una visi??n en perspectiva"

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We present a study on the effectiveness of a career self-management seminar designed for help undergraduates prepare for next life career changes and goal attainment. Four hundred and twenty eight students with an age mean of 22 years old (n=208 experimental group; n=220 control group) attending university and polytechnic higher institutions in the northwestern Portugal, were assessed by the Career Exploration Survey, the Career Development Inventory and My Vocational Situation according to a pretest and posttest design. The Seminar is research based and comprises nine weekly small group sessions of 120 minutes each which facilitate students??? career planning, in-depth exploration, goal implementation and feedback competences. Results indicate significant differences between experimental and control groups, with increase in most of the career dimensions, among the experimental group. The career seminar produced a medium mean effect size of .53.

Se presenta un estudio sobre la eficacia de un seminario de autogesti??n de la carrera profesional dise??ado para ayudar a los estudiantes universitarios a preparar su transici??n la vida profesional y la consecuci??n de sus metas. 428 estudiantes universitarios con una edad media de 22 a??os fueron evaluados a trav??s de Encuestas de Exploraci??n de la carrera, Inventario de desarrollo de la carrera y Mi situaci??n profesional, de acuerdo con un dise??o de pre-test y post-test. La investigaci??n se basa en los seminarios, que comprenden 9 peque??as sesiones de grupo semanales, de 120 minutos cada una, donde se trata la planificaci??n de las salidas profesional de los alumnos, la implementaci??n de objetivos y competencias de retroalimentaci??n. Los resultados indican diferencias significativas entre los grupos de control y los experimentales.