CAREER CENTERS AT US UNIVERSITIES: PHENOMENON, PRINCIPLES OF FUNCTIONING

Братко, Марія Василівна and Шкурат, Роман Сергійович (2024) CAREER CENTERS AT US UNIVERSITIES: PHENOMENON, PRINCIPLES OF FUNCTIONING Педагогічна освіта: Теорія і практика. Психологія. Педагогіка (42(2)). pp. 20-28. ISSN 2412-2409

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Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of the phenomenon of career centers at US universities, which focuses on the current directions of their activities, the characteristics of historical employment models, which involve a higher education institution – a university. The article analyses the fundamental differences and convergences between these models, identifies the main ways of interaction between the stakeholders in employment: educational institution, students and employers. The essence of professional self-determination as a component of personal and professional development is briefly studied. The analysis concludes that the emphasis in the activities of career centers at US universities has changed from the job placement model (1940–50) through the career planning model (1960–70) to the networking model (1980–90), which at the present stage of development is transforming into a liaison model. The conclusion is drawn about the main functions of career centers of US universities (career guidance; job search; graduate support); typical services (individual consultations, trainings, job fairs, partnership with employers, online resources) and basic principles of functioning (individual approach; partnership with employers; use of modern technologies; continuous development). The purpose of the analysis is to provide an in-depth, conceptual understanding of the purpose and essence of the activities of career centers at US universities in order to implement positive experience in the practice of domestic post-secondary education institutions in the process of creating a modern innovative educational landscape. Despite certain successes of Ukrainian higher education institutions in cooperation with employers, the problem of graduate employment remains relevant and requires modern approaches, investments, student engagement, and partnership-based stakeholder interaction. The transformation processes in higher education in Ukraine, which take place in extreme conditions, require dynamism, innovation, responsibility, ethics, fairness, and scientific validity.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: higher education in the United States; university; career centers; professional self-determination of the individual
Subjects: Статті у базах даних > Index Copernicus
Статті у періодичних виданнях > Фахові (входять до переліку фахових, затверджений МОН)
Divisions: Факультет педагогічної освіти > Кафедра освітології та психолого-педагогічних наук
Depositing User: професор Марія Василівна Братко
Date Deposited: 30 Dec 2024 08:25
Last Modified: 30 Dec 2024 08:25
URI: https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/50936

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