Cultural translation of career decision-making: understanding practitioners’ perspectives from a multinational study on social and emotional learning
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the practices and philosophies of educators in nine countries, regarding career decision-making. We surveyed educators’ perceptions, created codebooks, and conducted cluster analysis using the data related to career decision-making. As a result, we found patterns within the differences: career decision-making as part of survival skills (South Africa and Burkina Faso), the negotiation of decision-making holders (Greece and Türkiye), influencing problems of adults in children’s decision-making (Italy, Poland, Japan, and Romania), and involving management skills (Türkiye and USA). We discuss the different ways to understand career decision-making and multinational study.
Authors
- Agnieszka Szplit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5756-6393)
- Lea Ferrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4132-1938)
- Andreea-Diana Scoda
- Feride Bacanlı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5712-3867)
- Hayoung Kim Donnelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5633-1488)
- Nurten Karacan Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2909-6857)
- Ntina Kourmousi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-1688)
- Chong Myung Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4351-5445)
- Mami Kanzaki
- V. Scott H. Solberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0456-2302)
- Agnieszka Olechowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-5588)
- Gloria Marsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2946-2044)
- Kalliope Kounenou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1833-9654)
- Zuzanna Zbróg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4088-626X)
- Abdoulaye Ouédraogo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3543-4055)
- Angela Andrei
- Hanako Suzuki
Institutions
- Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava (RO)
- Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (BF)
- Ritsumeikan University (JP)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Jan Kochanowski University (PL)
- School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (GR)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- Kyoto University of Education (JP)
- The Maria Grzegorzewska University (PL)
- Wheelock College (US)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Philadelphia University (US)
- Gazi University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-025-09745-3
- Primary Topic
- Career Development and Diversity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ritsumeikan University