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Comparing Web‐Based and Traditional Career Interventions With Elementary Students: An Experimental Study
Author(s) -
Cerrito Julie A.,
Trusty Jerry,
Behun Richard Joseph
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/cdq.12151
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , formative assessment , psychology , intervention (counseling) , career development , curriculum , medical education , career counseling , cognitive information processing , disconnection , career education , mathematics education , pedagogy , medicine , vocational education , political science , law , psychiatry
Although research acknowledges the importance of the formative years of childhood in career development, there is a disconnection between theory and practice in elementary school counseling settings. This study compared a web‐based career guidance intervention with a traditional career guidance intervention by measuring the effects each one has on the career development progression of 4th‐ and 5th‐grade students. Using a pretest−posttest comparison group experimental design, the authors randomly assigned students to either the experimental group (web‐based) or the comparison group (traditional). Results showed significant interactions between group and time for 2 of the 4 subscales examined in the study. Research implications and best practices for infusing career development interventions into the elementary school counseling curriculum are discussed.