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International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

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Challenges in implementing ICT in career services: perspectives from career development experts

Authors: Jaana Kettunen, James P. Sampson Jr.

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 1/2019

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This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into career development experts’ conceptions of challenges involved in the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in career services. The results show that these challenges varied from (1) inadequate access to ICT, (2) inadequate access to information, and (3) inadequate skills and competencies, to (4) inadequate integration. These findings provide a deeper understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in the further development and successful implementation of existing and emerging technologies within the guidance service sector.

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Title: Challenges in implementing ICT in career services: perspectives from career development experts
Authors: Jaana Kettunen
James P. Sampson Jr.
Publication date: 17-05-2018
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-018-9365-6

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