Deconstructing Career Myths and Cultural Stereotypes in a Context of Low Resourced Township Communities

Autor/inn/en	Albien, Anouk J.; Naidoo, Anthony V.
Titel	Deconstructing Career Myths and Cultural Stereotypes in a Context of Low Resourced Township Communities
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 37 (2017) 4, Artikel 1476 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Albien, Anouk J.) ORCID (Naidoo, Anthony V.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Misconceptions; Stereotypes; Slums; Qualitative Research; Career Choice; Systems Approach; Blacks; Adolescents; Social Change; Foreign Countries; Disadvantaged; Cultural Influences; Religious Factors; Socioeconomic Influences; Anxiety; Self Concept; Content Analysis; Measures (Individuals); South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Klischee; Slum; Qualitative Forschung; Systemischer Ansatz; Black person; Schwarzer; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sozialer Wandel; Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Angst; Selbstkonzept; Inhaltsanalyse; Messdaten; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The current research presents the voices of black adolescents struggling to emerge from the shadow of the Apartheid legacy, focusing on the career beliefs that are perpetuated in low socio-economic communities and negatively influence career opportunities. Inaccurate information can result in career myths, which can have a negative impact on career development. The present study uses the Systems Theory Framework (STF) as a means of engaging with clients from marginalised groups. It also offers a mechanism to explore the impact of overlooked career influences such as culture, religion, community and socio-economic conditions. The qualitative career measure, My System of Career Influences (MSCI), was used to explore the factors that contribute to career decision-making. Specifically, widely shared irrational beliefs that had prevented participants from applying to tertiary institutions were examined. Career misconceptions were grouped according to Stead and Watson's (1993) career myths, namely: 1) test myths; 2) misconceptions of exactitude; 3) self-esteem myths; and 4) career anxiety myths. The meaning-making that adolescents from disadvantaged contexts undergo, based on their unique constellation of contextual career influences and their resultant story-telling, is intrinsic to understanding local South African career identities embedded in township communities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01