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dc.contributor.authorAbkhezr, Peyman
dc.contributor.authorMcMahon, Mary
dc.contributor.authorGlasheen, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Marilyn
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-23T00:53:58Z
dc.date.available2020-01-23T00:53:58Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0001-8791
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jvb.2017.09.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/390705
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the complex process of career development of young people with refugee backgrounds, who resettle in developed countries after experiencing prolonged migration journeys, is a contemporary priority at a time when the highest number of people in recorded history is in urgent need of resettlement. Moving towards anticipated futures and access to appropriate work could be challenging for these young people after resettlement, considering the effects of protracted displacement that might have silenced their agency. To propose new ways of assisting young people with refugee backgrounds with such challenges, further research that increases knowledge about their career development is needed. The current research aimed to enhance understandings of the career development of young people with refugee backgrounds through culturally and contextually sensitive exploration of their career stories. Using a qualitative exploratory multiple case study method informed by narrative inquiry, qualitative data were generated through interviews and analyzed using a voice-centred relational method. Each participant's unique career story reflected the operation of various voices, relationships, social structures and dominant narratives, influential in reshaping their future career plans. Findings revealed that narrative inquiry fostered rich storytelling for young people with refugee backgrounds. These findings suggest that narrative career counseling could assist them to re-contextualize their skills, strengths, knowledge and career plans after resettlement. Through such re-contextualization, voices that might have been lost or diminished during multiple transitions have space to re-emerge. This process may be a first step towards gaining a sense of agency that is needed for the actualization of preferred career plans.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom17
dc.relation.ispartofpageto30
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Vocational Behavior
dc.relation.ispartofvolume105
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsPsychology, Applied
dc.subject.keywordsStorytelling
dc.subject.keywordsCareer development
dc.titleFinding voice through narrative storytelling: An exploration of the career development of young African females with refugee backgrounds
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAbkhezr, P; McMahon, M; Glasheen, K; Campbell, M, Finding voice through narrative storytelling: An exploration of the career development of young African females with refugee backgrounds, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2018, 105, pp. 17-30
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-01-22T01:09:15Z
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