Evolution of dialogue for students’ career guidance in secondary vocational education
2017
Soika, I., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Inst. of Education and Home Economics
Dialogue has always been used to address the relevant issues and assist to survive in uncertain and unpredictable world, as it is now. Due to the own unique nature, dialogue helps explain the complex processes through the context in which we are live, challenge the reflection and express encountered thoughts. Experience of career guidance has shown that the meanings constructed through dialogue, develops an understanding of career planning and life designing. The use of dialogue in career guidance of students of secondary vocational schools helps to build and develops their professional identity. However, shows practice, not always the conversations among students and career professionals develop a dialogue. The scientific article is answered to the following questions: How to form and developing a dialogue? What are the stages of the conversations need to be overcome for getting to the dialogue? Is there a dialogue between the student and career counsellor in secondary vocational education? How to ensure that student is willing to look for an assistance of career counsellor? The aim of the study is to explore the development of dialogue and evaluate which developmental stages are prevailing in dialogue of student’s career guidance in secondary vocational education. Objectives: 1) to describe developmental stages of dialogue; 2) to analyse the use of dialogue in students' career guidance at the secondary vocational education. The study summarizes and analyses theoretical cognitions, as well as semi-structured interviews, which justified necessity of dialogue in student’s career guidance of secondary vocational education. Keywords: dialogue container, talking, debates, reflecting, generative dialogue, vocational education.
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