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Pavers of the way: Enablers to a lived calling in an Australian context

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Erschienen in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Ausgabe 1/2023

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The aim of this paper is to identify and explore ‘enablers’ to a lived calling: those people, things or events that pave the way for individuals to live their calling. These enablers emerged from a study of sixty-five Australian respondents across a range of industries. The results of the research, which utilised the grounded theory research methodology and collected data using semi-structured interviews, showed that the most prominent enablers to a lived calling were: (1) embracing opportunities and making the most of them; (2) support from others; (3) self-confidence/belief; (4) education and financial resources; (5) luck and (6) experience.

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Titel: Pavers of the way: Enablers to a lived calling in an Australian context
verfasst von: L. Christian Duperouzel
Publikationsdatum: 30.09.2021
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Ausgabe 1/2023
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-021-09503-1

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