Examining career transition narratives through the lens of social justice: a critical study of the British Press. Issue 4 (4th July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vahidi, Ghazal; Arnold, John; Barnard, Sarah
• Is Part Of: British journal of guidance & counselling. Volume 50:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 617
• Page End: 630
• Publication Date: 2022-07-04
• Subjects: Critical Discourse Analysis -- personal agency -- career development -- discourse analysis -- career guidance; Educational counseling -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Vocational guidance -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 371.4
• DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2022.2077305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-9885

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this article we examine the print media portrayal of career transitions by adapting Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) framework. The aim is to explore and critically analyse the newspaper articles published in The Times, Guardian, and Daily Mail between 1985 and 2015, the same time span in which career development theories started to get public attention. In particular, we answer the question of how the language used by journalists influences assumptions about personal agency in career development. Assessing the similarities and differences of the dominant academic discourses and the social characteristic of the press provides a setting to draw conclusions about the social implications of career theories.