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Career Development in Middle Childhood: A Qualitative Inquiry
Author(s) -
Schultheiss Donna E. Palladino,
Palma Thomas V.,
Manzi Alberta J.
Publication year - 2005
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/j.2161-0045.2005.tb00994.x
Subject(s) - curiosity , narrative , career development , qualitative research , psychology , narrative inquiry , qualitative property , early childhood , pedagogy , mathematics education , developmental psychology , sociology , social psychology , social science , computer science , machine learning , linguistics , philosophy
The purpose of this investigation was to explore childhood career development by examining 4th‐ and 5th‐grade students' career and self‐awareness, exploration, and career planning. Responses to written assignments provided qualitative data for analysis. Written narrative data were analyzed using consensual qualitative research methods as described by C. E. Hill, B. J. Thompson, and E. N. Williams (1997). Consistent with theory (D. Super, 1990), children's reflections on prominent career tasks and influences revealed 8 of the 9 (all but curiosity) dimensions of childhood career development as outlined by Super. In addition, participants described their conceptions of work, a domain not explicitly articulated by Super and worthy of further inquiry.