‘I Know What I Want, But It is a Hard Road Ahead’: adolescents’ future education and careers

This qualitative study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of adolescents’ experiences and opinions about their future career exploration and planning during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We interviewed 27 adolescents (aged 16–17 years). The thematic analysis yielded the followi...

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Published in:International journal for educational and vocational guidance Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 939 - 958
Main Authors: Malinić, Dušica, Đerić, Ivana, Maksić, Slavica
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2025
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Academic Aspiration
Adolescent Attitudes
Adolescent Development
Aspiration
Career Development
Career development planning
Career Exploration
Career Guidance
Career Planning
Career Readiness
Child Development
Childrens Attitudes
Coding
Comparative Analysis
Counselors
COVID-19
Decision making
Developmental Tasks
Education
Educational Environment
Educational Experience
Employment Services
Family (Sociological Unit)
Fear
Focus Groups
Individual Characteristics
Individual Development
International and Comparative Education
Professional and Vocational Education
Secondary schools
Teenagers
COVID-19
Career exploration and planning
Secondary school
ISSN:1873-0388, 0251-2513, 1573-1782
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Summary:This qualitative study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of adolescents’ experiences and opinions about their future career exploration and planning during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We interviewed 27 adolescents (aged 16–17 years). The thematic analysis yielded the following themes: educational and occupational aspirations, career goals, career guidance and support, fear, insecurity, and personal responsibility for future education and careers. These cognitive, motivational and emotional aspects of career exploration and planning were explored within the model of vocational identity development. Not only did the pandemic fail to stop the planning and exploration of careers among adolescents, but it also served as a challenge inspiring them to view their career development from a different perspective.
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ISSN:1873-0388
0251-2513
1573-1782
DOI:10.1007/s10775-024-09663-w