Increasing students' career readiness through career guidance: measuring the impact with a validated measure. Issue 2 (4th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dodd, Vanessa; Hanson, Jill; Hooley, Tristram
• Is Part Of: British journal of guidance & counselling. Volume 50:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 260
• Page End: 272
• Publication Date: 2022-03-04
• Subjects: Career guidance -- career readiness -- Gatsby benchmarks -- survey design -- regression analysis; Educational counseling -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Vocational guidance -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 371.4
• DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2021.1937515
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-9885

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Career readiness is an important short-term outcome of career guidance activities in England. This research (1) details the development of a career readiness measure and (2) tests the relationship between career guidance interventions and career readiness among secondary school students. The measure was piloted on pupils (Study 1, N = 1508) in England taking part in a career guidance pilot programme. The instrument fitted a nine-item one-factor structure. In Study 2 ( N = 2240), we found further evidence the factor structure was a good fit to the data. In Study 3 ( N = 5242), we tested the relationship between career guidance activities and career readiness. Greater participation in career guidance activities was significantly associated with increased career readiness. These findings have implications for policymakers and researchers.