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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Reardon, Robert C.
• Peace, Carley S.
• Burbrink, Ivey E.
• Dunn, Dana S

Titel

College Career Courses and Instructional Research From 1976 Through 2019

Ist Teil von

• Scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology, 2024-03, Vol.10 (1), p.89-100

Ort / Verlag

Washington: Educational Publishing Foundation

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

PsycARTICLES (APA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Evidence-based career development courses can enhance college students' preparation in successfully applying the knowledge and skills gained in undergraduate psychology coursework to the world of work. Given that fewer than 40% of colleges and psychology departments offer such courses, research can inform improved practice in this area. This article examines 208 published articles from over 45 years about the development and effectiveness of these courses with special attention to those appearing in the past 5 years. The review is delineated in two parts. Part One includes 62 reports of undergraduate career courses in psychology and other disciplines, the development and management of career courses, main elements of a career course, and career courses internationally. Part Two includes reviews of 116 studies regarding the effectiveness of career courses and summarizes eight meta-analytic studies of these interventions. A review of these research results is framed in terms of career course outputs and outcomes. Output studies used measures developed by psychologists of career thoughts, career decision-making skills, career decidedness, vocational identity, and the like. In this analysis, we found 93% reporting positive gains in measured variables, and 7% reporting no changes. We also reviewed results of career course outcomes such as persistence (retention) in college, graduation rate, cumulative GPA, and job satisfaction or satisfaction with field of study. In this analysis we found 95% reporting positive gains in measured variables, and two reporting no changes. These reports can inform the work of teachers in psychology and other disciplines.