Critical perspectives on adolescent vocational guidance in Chile

In this article, the lens of critical psychology is applied to adolescent career development and vocational guidance in Chile. The authors describe and critique the status of adolescent vocational guidance in Chile, the reproduction of extant social inequities in Chilean education, and offer recomme...

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Published in:Journal of career development Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 386 - 404
Main Authors: McWhirter, Ellen Hawley, McWhirter, Benedict T
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2012
Subjects:
Adolescents
Berufsbildung
Bildungsverhalten
Career Development
Career Education
Career Guidance
Chile
Counselor Training
Counselors
Critical Theory
Educational Change
Equal Education
Foreign Countries
Jugendlicher
Karriereplanung
Praxis
Psychology
Sozialpsychologie
Chile
Chile
vocational guidance
adolescents
critical psychology
ISSN:1573-3548, 1556-0856, 0894-8453, 1556-0856
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Summary:In this article, the lens of critical psychology is applied to adolescent career development and vocational guidance in Chile. The authors describe and critique the status of adolescent vocational guidance in Chile, the reproduction of extant social inequities in Chilean education, and offer recommendations for enhancing vocational guidance practice, training, and research. The authors’ recommendations may be applicable to other contexts in which social disparities limit the vocational potential of significant groups in society.
ISSN:1573-3548
1556-0856
0894-8453
1556-0856
DOI:10.1177/0894845311400910