Possible Selves: Envisioning the Future. Trends and Issues Alert.

Autor/in	Kerka, Sandra
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH.
Titel	Possible Selves: Envisioning the Future. Trends and Issues Alert.
Quelle	(2003), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adults; Annotated Bibliographies; Career Choice; Career Education; Career Exploration; Cultural Context; Decision Making; Goal Orientation; Imagery; Individual Development; Midlife Transitions; Personal Narratives; Planning; Role Perception; Self Actualization; Self Concept; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Visualization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Bibliography; Bibliographies; Bibliografie; Arbeitslehre; Berufserkundung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Metaphorik; Individuelle Entwicklung; Midlife-Krise; Erlebniserzählung; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Selbstkonzept; Visualisation; Visualisierung
Abstract	Markus and Nurius (1986) are credited with developing the concept of possible selves, which represents individuals' ideas of what they might become, what they would like to become, and what they fear becoming. It has been applied in research and practice with adolescents exploring career choices; adults in transition; and older adults envisioning and adjusting to life in the "third age." Possible selves have been called "behavioral blueprints;" they help guide behavior and action toward what we want to become (hoped-for selves) and away from undesired outcomes (feared selves). Research has uncovered differences in the way individuals construct possible selves that reflect different experiences regarding opportunity structure, stereotypes, and social messages about potential and identity. Studies have examined variations in terms of cultural background, gender, and class. Individuals need help to recognize the influence of the dominant culture and subcultures on their possible selves and to prevent foreclosure of options. Techniques for working with possible selves are imagery and visualization, narrative, and mapping. (Contains a 21-item annotated bibliography.) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.ericacve.org/pubs.asp.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC