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Future Orientation and Career Development for Culturally Diverse At-Risk Youth: Qualitative Insights

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Adolescence is a pivotal stage in career development, when youth begin to shape skills and adult identities. However, limited opportunities for at-risk youth, intensified for minorities facing cultural and structural barriers, often disrupt these processes. To address these challenges, we implemented a school-to-work transition program in seven schools with 11th-grade students from diverse cultural backgrounds. It was delivered in two versions: Successful Pathways to Employment for Youth at Risk (SUPER) for Jewish Hebrew-speaking students, and Young People Succeed at Work (BALASHNA) for Arabic-speaking students. Interviews with 24 participants were analyzed using qualitative content analysis guided by social-cognitive career theory (SCCT). Interview data were analyzed and organized into themes using the six categories of the SCCT framework. The findings highlight personal and social factors underlying gaps between participants’ perceptions and actual experiences and their evaluation of the STWT program’s contribution to career development.

Source: Journal of Career Development

DOI: 10.1177/08948453251392892

Authors: Yonat Ivzori, Dalia Sachs, Shunit Reiter, Naomi Schreuer

Institutions: Zefat Academic College, University of Haifa

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650