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Job Seekers' Self-Directed Learning Activities Explained through the Lens of Regulatory Focus
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Kanar, Adam M.; Bouckenooghe, Dave – Journal of Career Development, 2022
This study aimed to understand the role of regulatory focus for influencing self-directed learning activities during a job search. The authors surveyed 185 job-searching university students at two time points to explore the conditions under which regulatory focus (promotion and prevention foci) impacts self-directed learning activities and the…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Job Search Methods, Job Applicants, Objectives
Student Needs Assessment Raises Implications for Career Services.
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McBride, James L., Jr.; Muffo, John A. – Journal of Career Planning and Employment, 1991
Surveyed students' (n=489) perceptions of career search, including modes of service delivery preferred, importance of common career goals, and degree of help needed. Found that students preferred traditional modes of service delivery, ranked enjoying work and co-workers as most important goals, and expressed medium-to-strong need for information…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, College Students, Higher Education
Layering Networked and Symphonic Selves: A Critical Role for e-Portfolios in Employability through Integrative Learning
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Cambridge, Darren – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: E-portfolios, which document and facilitate learning and performance, have recently attracted interest in the USA, UK, and Europe as means to increase employability and support lifelong learning. This article aims to critically examine these objectives in order to guide the future e-portfolio practice. Design/methodology/approach: Social…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Employment Potential, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries