Infusing Career Development to Strengthen Middle School English Language Arts Curricula

被引:5
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作者
Lapan, Richard T. [1 ]
Marcotte, Amanda M. [1 ]
Storey, Robert [1 ]
Carbone, Patricia [2 ]
Loehr-Lapan, Sharon [2 ]
Guerin, Donna [2 ]
Thomas, Teisha [3 ]
Cuffee-Grey, Deidre [3 ]
Coburn, Aria [3 ]
Pfeiffer, Teresa [3 ]
Wilson, Latoya [3 ]
Mahoney, Stephen [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts Amherst, Dept Student Dev, Hills House, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
[2] 21st Century Learning Partners, Agawam, MA USA
[3] Springfield Renaissance Sch, Springfield, MA USA
来源
CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY | 2016年 / 64卷 / 02期
关键词
middle school; urban youth; career development; English language arts; career narratives;
D O I
10.1002/cdq.12046
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
An approach is presented for strengthening middle school standards-based English language arts (ELA) classroom instruction by infusing theory-and research-supported career development constructs and practices. Over an 8-week period, 90 urban 7th graders participated in an integrated ELA-career development curriculum. Career agency emerged as an important construct for students. It was related to key markers of ELA achievement (i.e., standardized test scores, grades, and positive change in 6th- to 7th-grade test scores) and elaborated on in nuanced ways by students in their written narratives. Four themes related to career agency were identified in student writings: time perspective, challenges of self-direction, career development, and social and emotional development. Advantages for students and schools related to synergy, scale, and sustainability are discussed.
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页码:126 / 139
页数:14
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