Open AccessEvaluation of an SCCT-Based Intervention to Increase Postsecondary Awareness in Rural Appalachian Youth
Author(s) -
Melinda M. Gibbons,
Erin E. Hardin,
Anna Lora Taylor,
Emily Brown,
Danielle Graham
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of career development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1573-3548
pISSN - 0894-8453
DOI - 10.1177/0894845319832972
Subject(s) - postsecondary education , intervention (counseling) , psychology , curriculum , medical education , population , appalachia , career planning , career development , pedagogy , higher education , sociology , medicine , political science , paleontology , demography , psychiatry , law , biology
Students underrepresented in higher education often require unique support throughout their career and college planning. Rural Appalachian youth characterize a large population of underrepresented students. This article describes a theory-based multiweek career education curriculum aimed at increasing career and college readiness that was delivered to over 1,300 high school students in two rural Appalachian counties. Evaluation data from 867 of these students, as well as from the program staff, are provided. Findings suggest that participants found the intervention useful, learned new information about postsecondary planning and career exploration, and received assistance planning for their futures. Implications for school-based career education with underrepresented students, in general, are discussed.