Title | An Online Program to Reduce Students’ Career Indecision: A Turkish Pilot Study |
| Author(s) | - Fidan Korkut-Owen, Retired professor from Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
- Rabia Rümeysa Şeremet, Counselor, Ministry of Education,
İstanbul, Türkiye
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| Publication Name | Asia Pacific Career Development Journal, Vol 6, No 2 |
| Publication Date | September, 2023 |
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| Abstract | This investigation was a pilot study to assess the efficacy of an Online Career Development Program (OCDP) designed to reduce 9th grade Turkish students’ career indecisions. Based on a Career Indecision Inventory, 13 students (eight female, five male) who volunteered among the 9th grade students determined to have career indecision were included in the experimental group while 14 others (eight female, six male) were included in the control group. Participants in the experimental group were exposed to a six-week long psycho-educational OCDP designed to reduce career indecision. These one hour long weekly online sessions were based upon the Career Sailboat Model (see Figure 1). To evaluate the efficacy of the pilot program, the Career Decision Inventory, and a program evaluation form were utilized. It was determined in the quantitative findings that the program was effective in decreasing the career indecision of the participants of the experimental group. Supporting the quantitative findings, qualitative findings also indicate that the program may be effective. |
