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Re-Positioning Careers Education and Guidance
ISBN 1-899253-82-3
Edited by Hazel Reid
This occasional paper is the fifth in a series of papers published by the Centre for Career and Personal Development since its inception at Canterbury Christ Church University in August 2000.
As suggested by the title, careers education and guidance is again facing a transition: a re-positioning in the way services are provided.
Tony Watts, in chapter 1, outlines the key features of the Youth Matters Green Paper, explores its rationale and evaluates the implications of its recommendations. In chapter 2, Jenny Bimrose takes a qualitative approach to the measurement of impact for effective career guidance, and argues for the need for a 'richer' understanding of the issues involved. The focus of 'meaning' is an important theme for chapter 3 where Bill Law argues that careers work needs to take fuller account of the contemporary experience of learning and work, suggesting this become more meaningful when it is re-positioned to encompass the outcomes of labour market experiences. In chapter 4, James Dresch discusses the transitions clients face in a rapidly changing world and the resulting changes to roles and demands for school counsellors.
In chapter 5, Hazel Reid and Jane Westergaard discuss what constitutes 'good' support and supervision for practioners. Lucy Marris, in chapter 6, highlights some of the issues raised in guidance work through email and outlines its potential. In chapter 7, Alison Fielding reflects on the 'findings' from an illustrative case study that considered young people's experiences of careers education and guidance, in and out of post-compulsory education.
The final two chapters offer personal perspectives based on recent experiences. In chapter 8, Alison Carlow reflects on the role of a school-based careers adviser, and chapter 9 offers a comparison between the careers education and guidance systems of Sweden and England. Barbara Bassot, Margaret Bennett and Deirdre Williams reflect on the experiences gained whilst on a fieldwork visit to Sweden, and make comparisons with the proposed re-positioning for Connexions as outlined in Youth Matters.
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