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CEP 680 Career Intervention: Planning a Career Day

CEP 680 Career Intervention: Planning a Career Day. Presented By: Rachel Depner Jessica Stewart. Demographics. Urban Community Center After school p rogram for identity d evelopment for elementary-aged girls Low SES Mostly minority ethnicities Girls 8-10 years old. Purpose.

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CEP 680 Career Intervention: Planning a Career Day

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  1. CEP 680Career Intervention:Planning a Career Day Presented By: Rachel Depner Jessica Stewart

  2. Demographics • Urban Community Center • After school program for identity development for elementary-aged girls • Low SES • Mostly minority ethnicities • Girls • 8-10 years old

  3. Purpose • To expose minority girls to careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields • Before interest in these fields declines in middle and high school • Specifically to expose girls to minority role models in STEM professions

  4. Rationale • Faoudet al. • Barriers for females in STEM careers • Gender role beliefs • Low aspirations • Lack of role models • Low self-efficacy

  5. Rationale • Shamanoff • Women Mentor Project • development of self esteem & leadership abilities & career awareness • female elementary & middle & senior high school students

  6. Rationale • Ferrari (dissertation) • careerexposure and participation in career preparation learning experiences significantly contributed to an explanation of career preparation self-efficacy beliefs

  7. Career Theoretical Orientation • Social Cognitive Career Theory Person Inputs interact with Contextual Factors and Learning Experiences to influence Self-Efficacy Beliefs & Outcome Expectations

  8. NYS CDOS Standards • Standard 1: Career Development • Students will be knowledgeable about the world of work, explore career options, and relate personal skills, aptitudes, and abilities to future career decisions. • Standard 2: Integrated Learning • Students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.

  9. Community Agency Career Day • Group Size: 10-15 Elementary-aged girls (caregivers and friends are invited to join the group for this session). • Time Required: • 2-3 hours for event • A lot of preparation time (starting a few months in advance)

  10. Materials Needed • Letters • To ask professional women to speak • To confirm after they respond • To thank them for coming • Room/chairs • Refreshments for guests • Volunteers to help with set-up

  11. References • Shamanoff, G. A. (1985). The Women Mentor Project: A sharing approach. Roeper Review: A Journal On Gifted Education, 7(3), 163-164. doi:10.1080/02783198509552882 • Fouad, N. A., Hackett, G., Smith, P. L., Kantamneni, N., Fitzpatrick, M., Haag, S., & Spencer, D. (2010). Barriers and supports for continuing in mathematics and science: Gender and educational level differences. Journal Of Vocational Behavior, 77(3), 361-373. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2010.06.004 • Ferrari, T. (1999, April). Career preparation self-efficacy of elementary-age children: An examination of person, social context, and career preparation learning experience variables. Dissertation Abstracts International, 59,

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