Mapping the Future of Undergraduate Career Education: Equitable Career Learning, Development, and Preparation in the New World of Work

by Melanie V. Buford (Editor), Michael J. Sharp (Editor), Michael J. Stebleton (Editor)

Overview

This timely book explores current trends and future possibilities for undergraduate career education, the nature of the changing workplace, and its impact on students in colleges and universities.

Built on decades of experience in career development and professional learning, the editors raise and investigate multiple critical issues facing career educators in higher education today: preparing students for the future of work; exploring the increasing centrality of experiential learning in career education; examining innovative paradigm shifts in career education; and developing strategies for equity-focused and inclusive programming for all students.

Reckoning with the effects of Covid-19 on the world of career development, this book draws on contributions from leading scholars, entrepreneurs, and practitioners from across the fields of education, business, STEM, and the humanities to offer an inclusive and innovation-focused approach to supporting scholars, practitioners, and students involved with career education, development, and counseling for a new generation – and a new world of work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032081137
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/19/2022
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Melanie V. Buford is an instructor of leadership education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA, and has worked for over ten years in career development across the US and abroad.

Michael J. Sharp is an Associate Professor of Experiential Learning at the University of Cincinnati, USA.

Michael J. Stebleton is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: The Landscape of Undergraduate Career Education and the World of Work

1. Present and Future Innovation in Career Education
   Melanie V. Buford
2. Characteristics, Engagement, Learning and Career Aspirations of Generation Z
   Melanie V. Buford
3. The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be! Revisiting the Changing World of Work After Covid-19
   Tristram Hooley

Part II: Critical Considerations, Inclusion and Equity in Career Education

4. Defining Equity and Inclusion in the Future of Career Education
   Tierney Bates
5. Recent Trends in Mental Health and Career Concerns Among Undergraduate Students
   Andrea DePetris and Mei Tang
6. Global Trends in Career Education and the Needs of International Students
   Elif Balin and Arame MBodj
7. In Support of First Generation and Working Class Students' Career Development: Navigating the Hidden Curriculum of the Workplace
   Rashné Jehangir, Kimberlie Moock, and Todd B. Williams

Part III: Paradigm Shifts in Career Education

8. Design Thinking and the New Career Center
   Joseph M. Catrino
9. Neither Online, Nor Face-To-Face, But Integrated Career Guidance: Introducing New Ways of Engaging Undergraduate Students in Career Learning and Reflective Careering
   Tristram Hooley and Ingrid Bardsdatter Bakke
10. The Rise of Multipotentiality in a New Landscape of Work
    Emilie Wapnick and Melanie V. Buford
11. The Challenge Mindset: Empowering Students to Find Meaning and Purpose
    J.P. Michel
12. Applying Narrative Approaches to Support Undergraduate Career Decision-Making
    Michael J. Stebleton and Mark Franklin
13. Infusing Career into the Curriculum and the Problem of Indecision
    Heather Nester

Part IV: Experiential Learning in Career Education

14. Get Thee to an Internship: Robot-Proofing Liberal Arts Students
    Sharon Belden Castonguay
15. The Service-Learning Collaboratory: Career Education Beyond Coop
    Michael J. Sharp and Erik Alanson
16. An Integrative Pathway for Success: Undergraduate Research, Access and Mentorship in STEM
    Maya Williams, Nasitta Keita, and Lisa Y. Flores
17. The Role of Skill Development in Higher Education: Why it is Brain-Smart and Encouraged by Modern Technology
    James R. Stellar

Editorial Reviews

"In today’s higher education climate, it’s no longer good enough for institutions to focus on learning solely for learning’s sake. Students and their families expect more, and employers demand more. Having a strong career center is important, but institutions that don’t want to be left behind need to make student career readiness a campus-wide priority. Readers of Mapping the Future of Undergraduate Career Education will find new strategies for placing a deliberate, impactful focus on ensuring that students can connect what they are learning in college to their first job and their long-term career."

— Paul Timmins, Executive Director, University of Oregon Career Center, Former President, National Career Development Association, USA

"This text is timely and provocative: a much-needed resource for institutions that strive to be student ready and forward thinking in their approach to undergraduate career preparation."

— La'Tonya Rease Miles, Ph.D., Partner and Director of Scale and Support, Career Launch Co-editor, Campus Service Workers Supporting First-Generation Students (Routledge, 2021)

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