Influences on career identity in Vietnamese students at an international university. (April 2017)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Influences on career identity in Vietnamese students at an international university. (April 2017)
- Main Title:
- Influences on career identity in Vietnamese students at an international university
- Authors:
- Mate, Susan
Mcdonald, Matthew
Morgan, Arthur
Hoang, Duc-Nhat
Das, Mita
Dinh, Nhung - Abstract:
- This study considers the career identities of Vietnamese students studying at an offshore (Australian) university in Vietnam. The students had completed the first module of a new career development learning program called Career Passport. As part of the program, students were required to write a narrative on their 'career story' to reflect on their experiences and synthesise their learning. The study drew on a social constructionist and narrative psychology approach to explore the major influences on the career identity that emerged from the students' narratives. The strongest influence on the students' career identities and career decision-making was family, which is in accordance with the collectivist cultural values of Vietnam. Somewhat less expected was the effect of various media, such as film and television. Despite the influence of family, the narratives reflect a strong desire to meet individual values, needs and interests in what the students would like their future careers to look like. The latter two findings perhaps indicate that Vietnamese students at an international university are more influenced by Western values and expectations of 'career' than their counterparts who study at domestic universities.
- Is Part Of:
- Australian journal of career development. Volume 26:Number 1(2017)
- Journal:
- Australian journal of career development
- Issue:
- Volume 26:Number 1(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 26, Issue 1 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0026-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 24
- Page End:
- 31
- Publication Date:
- 2017-04
- Subjects:
- Narrative -- career development learning -- Vietnam -- career passport -- globalisation
Career development -- Australia -- Periodicals
Career education -- Australia -- Periodicals
Vocational guidance -- Australia -- Periodicals
370.1130994 - Journal URLs:
- http://acd.sagepub.com ↗
http://nla.gov.au/nla.arc-134501 ↗
http://www.acer.edu.au/press/ajcd ↗
http://www.voced.edu.au/cgi-bin/srchiso8.pl?db=voced&field1=Any&comb1=all&conn=or&term1=%22issn%3D1038-4162%22 ↗
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1038416217697973 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1038-4162
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