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Career Development Interventions, 6th
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Author (s): Spencer G. Niles, JoAnn E. Harris-Bowlsbey
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, Given the centrality of work in people’s lives, the lack of for young people makes
the “school-to-work” transition perplexing.
1. Internet resources
2. job opportunities
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3. educational attainment
4. institutional support (correct)
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Internet resources have increased over time. The lack of Internet resources is not a
common factor affecting the “school-to-work” transition. This answer is incorrect.
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Job opportunities fluctuate over time. The dynamic nature of job opportunities may
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attribute to complexities in the “school-to-work” transition but there is a better answer.
This is incorrect.
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Educational attainment has increased over time. In general, the lack of educational
attainment is not a common factor affecting the “school-to-work” transition. This answer
is incorrect.
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Institutional support is lacking regarding young people in their transition from school to
work. Factors such as the counselor-to-student ratio or the heavy emphasis on testing
in K–12 limits institutions’ ability to ease the “school-to-work” transition. This is the
correct answer.
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Learning Outcome 1.2
Learn key career development terms.
[Q1]
What definition best describes the term “life roles?”
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1. Our “boxes of life,” or the different facets of our life, that organize and shape our
engagement with society. (correct)
2. Non-interacting roles we hold that define ourselves and who we are.
3. The journey through different ages and stages in our careers.
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4. The different life situations we see ourselves in daily.
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Life roles are the “boxes of life” that we find ourselves situated in throughout our life.
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The interplay between different roles such as citizen, worker, or parent shapes our
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