Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.20.3.10
SELF-CAREER MANAGEMENT: INTERVENTION WITH RESEARCH GRANT HOLDERS
Joana Carneiro PINTO
; Psychology Research Center, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Maria do Céu TAVEIRA
; Psychology Research Center, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Abstract
This article reports the findings of the assessment of the
effectiveness of a self-career management intervention, named
"Self-Career Management Seminar", specifically developed for,
and implemented in a group of research grant holders. The
program invites participants to foster their self-knowledge, the
knowledge about advanced training opportunities, employment
creation and attainment, as well as, life-career planning and
decision-making competencies. The intervention was applied in
80 research grant holders (50, 62.5% experimental group; 30,
37.5% control group; 51, 63.8% women; Mage = 28.94,
SDage = 5.83), at a public university in the northwest of
Portugal, who completed measures of career exploration, and
of career concerns, at a pre and post-test. Results showed
equivalence between experimental and control groups, at pre-
-treatment, in almost all assessed dimensions. Furthermore, in
comparison with the control group, research grant holders who
attended this intervention had, at post-test, higher levels of
career exploration. This study intends to emphasize the need
for the development of intervention programs tailored to
specific population groups, such as the research grant holders.
Keywords
self-career management; intervention; effectiveness
Hrčak ID:
72462
URI
Publication date:
10.10.2011.
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