Strategies of planning the students' career development process

Abstract

The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying effective strategies of planning the students' career development process, by using thematic analysis method. The studied population was documents and published texts, including books and articles related to the students' career development in the period between 2011 and 2021. According to the desired criteria, 21 items (7 books and 14 articles) were selected as samples using the purposeful sampling method. After collecting the data, they were analyzed using the 6-step thematic analysis method of Braun and Clark (2012). Based on the content of books and articles, 1 comprehensive theme entitled "exploratory and experimental contexts "; 6 themes of the organizer include " self-exploration, career exploration, career planning, education and skill enhancement, Career-related programs in school; and national actions" and 291 basic themes were obtained. According to the identified themes, it is necessary to planning the students' career development process in the form of a progressive developmental process, for a successful transition from school to the world of work.

Keywords

• career development
• career planning
• students
• strategies
• thematic analysis