Career Counseling
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careercounselingmid-term_jeremy_1.docxRunning Head: CAREER COUNSELING 1
Career Counseling Mid-Term
Jeremy Thomas
HRMT310
05-04-2014
Jeremy,
Your paper is very interesting specifically for someone who is an educator. When I first started reading it I thought I was reading a paper for one of the education classes I teach. The bottom line is your paper does not support the assignment requirements. You were supposed to use the first eight chapters form the course text to provide descriptions and analysis of the career development theories and the assessments that are available for the career counselor to provide effective career counseling. You were supposed to describe a preferred model and compare it to other models. Your paper did not do any of these things. In addition, your reference list did not even mention Zunker (2011). Your paper is not the required minimum length.
I will allow you to do this paper over. If you need help please contact me.
According to the choice theory, it is the responsibility of individuals to determine their needs and with this in mind, make the necessary decisions needed to fulfill them. While this may be the case, one will find that in most circumstances, individuals are hardly ever personally responsible for the decisions that they make concerning their career paths and this leads them to become dissatisfied with the roles which they have been given. In recent years, there has been an emphasis in the development of career paths which are based on the learning of theories in tertiary institutions and this has led to a large number of people not being able to find the jobs that they desire (McMahon, 2005). The pressures involved in the education system have led to many individuals choosing the wrong career paths and it has therefore become necessary for counseling to be conducted in such a manner that will encourage individuals to pursue those careers which are aligned with their natural talents rather than what their parents and the society pressure them to follow. This will ensure that there is more productivity within the economy as well as an increase in job satisfaction because individuals will not only be able to do what they love, but will also be able to develop more innovative ideas concerning what they need to do in order to achieve their career objectives. The use of counseling to encourage individuals to make the right career choices is important because it enables policymakers to develop education systems that are compatible with the career needs of individuals in the society. Comment by Roy Elam Jr.: This statement would be really hard to defend as a thesis.
The high school education system of the United States has become so much eroded that it has now become necessary for students to go to college in order to attain jobs. When compared to the system the way it was earlier, students who came out of high school were equipped enough to attain jobs without having to go to college (Brown, 2002). One would suggest that the high school education standards of the United States be raised, because of the fact that the time that students spend in college should be better spent doing other activities. Moreover, one would suggest that the education system needs to be reformed to such an extent that only the best students can be attracted to become teachers, especially in high school, so that knowledge can be better imparted on the students. This will encourage students to learn and excel in their academics, because people who know what is best for them will teach them. This is not the current case in most schools because most of those who are assigned as teachers are the ones who used to perform poorly in class. This may be considered to be one of the reasons why there is so little motivation among students to perform in their academics (Blaisdell, 2010). Comment by Roy Elam Jr.: You need to cite a credible source when making this type of statement. Comment by Roy Elam Jr.: That’s better. But I am curious as to what else this is referring to. Comment by Roy Elam Jr.: There is a lot of debate about what has to happen with the education systems specifically in high school to ready individuals for real world jobs. This paper may not be the right venue for this. It seems you are off topic.
The high school education system of China is one of the most exemplary in the world and it can be used as a model for many western countries, especially the United States. The Chinese system requires that both the teachers and the parents be actively involved in the education of children so that the best results can be achieved. When compared to that of the United States, for example, this is not the case because in many circumstances, parents do not take an active role in the education of their children, this responsibility being left solely to their teachers. In China, students who graduate from high school based on merit, meaning that they have to work extraordinarily hard to achieve the necessary grades. Therefore, it can be said that the Chinese education system is not as difficult on teenagers as one may think, and it is, instead, the best system for them. This system encourages students to not only be focused in their education, but also in the planning of their future, hence ensuring that those who emerge from it are only the best (Cheng & Yuen, 2012).
In most cases, the education system of the west concentrates more on university education for students than on vocational training (Mupinga & Livesay, 2004). This has come to create a shortage in people who have the necessary technical skills to deal with such things as mechanical issues, and has instead created an excess in other professional fields, making employment a problem. It has therefore become necessary for teachers and counselors to encourage students to take up vocational training because this is the best way to address the shortage in people with technical skills. Teachers and counselors have immense influence on what students are going to choose to do in their lives, and because of this, they should take the opportunity to push these students into getting technical education. If this were to be done, then not only would the shortage in technical skills be reduced, but there would also be a reduction in the number of people competing for positions in the corporate world, hence the creation of a balance. Technical education has tended to be ignored in favor of other fields and due to the reduction in funding, interest in it has been reduced. Therefore, it is up to the teachers to ensure that a new interest is developed in this field, so that it does not end up disappearing altogether.
As has been discussed above, the pressures involved in the education system have led to many individuals choosing the wrong career paths and it has therefore become necessary for counseling to be conducted in such a manner that will encourage individuals to pursue those careers which are aligned with their natural talents rather than what their parents and the society pressure them to follow. In addition, the high school education system of the United States has become so much eroded that it has now become necessary for students to go to college in order to attain jobs. Moreover, the high school education system of China is one of the most exemplary in the world and it can be used as a model for many western countries, especially the United States. Finally, it has been found that in most cases, the education system of the west concentrates more on university education for students than on vocational training.
References
Blaisdell, B. (2010). The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Boston, Mass., United States.
Brown, C. (2002). Career counseling practitioners: Reflections on theory, research, and practice. Journal of Career Development, 29(2), 109.
Cheng, S. & Yuen, M. (2012). "Validation of the Career-Related Parent Support Scale Among Chinese High School Students", The Career Development Quarterly, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 367-374.
McMahon, M. (2005). Career counseling: Applying the systems theory framework of career development. Journal of Employment Counseling, 42(1), 29-38.
Mupinga, D.M. & Livesay, K. (2004). "Consider Vocational-Technical Education for Post-Secondary Education", The Clearing House, vol. 77, no. 6, pp. 261-263.
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