About this Research Topic
Globalization, changing social norms, technological innovations, and the pandemic have made work increasingly interdependent and have blurred the lines between being at home and at work. Within this context, adolescents and young adults must prepare for and establish their careers while adults may have to cope with unexpected career changes. The lack of scaffolding for career development can require many people to rely on their relationships with others when pursuing their career goals.
Shared agency, when individuals and their social partners work together on career-related goals, can promote positive career progress. Conversely, nonshared agency, when one is relatively disengaged or not aligned in goal pursuit, can disadvantage an individual in making career progress. Young people and midlife adults differ in the ways in which they pursue their career goals with their family members, friends, mentors, romantic partners, and colleagues. Moreover, the specific roles of each social partner are not yet well known.
We aim to identify whether and how members in one’s social network can help or hinder career progress and development (e.g., occupational choice, goal pursuit, career change) throughout the lifespan. In doing so, we aspire to advance the literature on the social contexts of adult career development. We are interested in articles that:
• Examine the common and unique roles that specific relationship partners can play in adult career development;
• Identify social relationships that can most effectively promote career progress, success, and achievement;
• Understand the processes through which social relationships can help or hinder career progress and development.
Measurement studies, scoping reviews, and original research are welcome in order to advance the field of study. We encourage papers to consider variations by race and ethnicity, gender, culture, and social class, as well as the specific issues of marginalized populations.
We are interested in original articles, systematic reviews, reviews, hypotheses and theory articles, case reports, community case studies, data reports, and brief research reports.
Shared agency, when individuals and their social partners work together on career-related goals, can promote positive career progress. Conversely, nonshared agency, when one is relatively disengaged or not aligned in goal pursuit, can disadvantage an individual in making career progress. Young people and midlife adults differ in the ways in which they pursue their career goals with their family members, friends, mentors, romantic partners, and colleagues. Moreover, the specific roles of each social partner are not yet well known.
We aim to identify whether and how members in one’s social network can help or hinder career progress and development (e.g., occupational choice, goal pursuit, career change) throughout the lifespan. In doing so, we aspire to advance the literature on the social contexts of adult career development. We are interested in articles that:
• Examine the common and unique roles that specific relationship partners can play in adult career development;
• Identify social relationships that can most effectively promote career progress, success, and achievement;
• Understand the processes through which social relationships can help or hinder career progress and development.
Measurement studies, scoping reviews, and original research are welcome in order to advance the field of study. We encourage papers to consider variations by race and ethnicity, gender, culture, and social class, as well as the specific issues of marginalized populations.
We are interested in original articles, systematic reviews, reviews, hypotheses and theory articles, case reports, community case studies, data reports, and brief research reports.
Keywords: Career development, Family relations, School-to-work transition, Career counseling, Peer support, Mentoring, Occupational guidance, Career planning, Parenting, Adult employment
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