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International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance 1/2015

01-03-2015

Effect of career education module on career development of community college students

Authors: Jasmi A. Talib, Amla Salleh, Salleh Amat, Simin Ghavifekr, Azlinda M. Ariff

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Using a pre-post and control group design, we examined the effect of a career education module on career development among a group of 122 community college students in Malaysia. The effect of gender and the interaction effect of gender and career education module on career development were also investigated. MANOVA analyses showed significant differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of career planning, self-efficacy, and career maturity. However, no significant interaction was observed between strategies and gender on the three career development constructs. Our findings are consistent with most career education studies that used secondary school samples.
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Metadata
Title
Effect of career education module on career development of community college students
Authors
Jasmi A. Talib
Amla Salleh
Salleh Amat
Simin Ghavifekr
Azlinda M. Ariff
Publication date
01-03-2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-014-9279-x

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