Turkish experience in guidance supporting parents in career counseling to their children
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FAMILY CAREER COMPASSEfficient Career Guidance Approaches Supporting Parents in Guiding their Children’s Vocational Career
Turkish experience in guidance supporting parents in career counseling to their children
November 22November 22, 201, 20133
Orhan GÖKÇÖL Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Some figures from Turkey# of schools # of students # of teachers
PRESCHOOL 27.197 1.077.933 62.933
PRIMARY (4 years) 29.169 5.593.910 282.043
LOWER SECONDARY (4 years)
16.987 5.566.986 269.759
UPPER SECONDARY(4 years)
4.214 2.725.972 119.393
VOCATIONAL 6.204 2.269.651 135.502
NON-FORMAL 13.732 8.071.508 111.224
Ref: 2012-2013 National Education Statistics –Formal Education
Non-formal education includes training courses delivered in public and private institutions
# of students: OVER 25 MILLION# of teachers: OVER 1 MILLION
Some figures
Number of counselors in schools : 22.000 NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER COUNSELOR IS
AROUND 1100 (!!!)In sub-urban areas this number is much more
An estimated 10% of the counselors are eligible for giving career counseling
WE CLEARLY HAVE ISSUES IN TERMS OF DELIVERING EFFICIENT CAREER COUNSELING TO
STUDENTS – SO THEIR FAMILIES
WE CLEARLY HAVE ISSUES IN TERMS OF DELIVERING EFFICIENT CAREER COUNSELING TO
STUDENTS – SO THEIR FAMILIES
Resources for children in developing career steps
Social neighborhood of the children is very dominantFamily (we’re large families with father, mother,
several uncles, aunts etc. very close relatives)FriendsNeighbors SchoolCareer counselors
Role of Parents in career development Career development for kids in Turkey, like all around the world, can be
considered as a social construction. One of the ways in which children form this concept is through social
relationships. Parents' influence on career development stems from the continuous process of relationship with their children.
In terms of career counseling, parenting style in Turkey is very much authoritative which means that fami,lies want THE BEST OF THE BEST for their children!!!! Authoritative parents with good participation from the family members try to make
the best for their children by seeking tools and services around. Uninvolved, but authoritative parents with no prior knowledge, experience and
interest about career development of their children do also want the same thing but mostly they shift the need to a latter time and wait for problems to be solved somehow. Insufficient career management support from schools put them to an ambigious state where they are open to get influenced from anything they can find such as a neighbor, some fancy programs they see in TV –that is anything popular and possibly not fitting with their children’s personalities.
As a result; It’s clear that parents need good resources in
terms of career guidance Number one problem is raising awareness on
parents’ sideEmotionally supporting their childrenEncourage individual developmentDevelop learning strategies that promote career
readiness
Supporting parents in career counseling to their children School resources (counselors)
Career days : Some of the schools invite professional from different careers and university staff to give information about different careers –these activities are open to students and their families
Company visits Career Inventories One-to-One counseling Conferences & Seminars Publications
Municipalities arrange seminars and workshops for families NGO –Supporting projects for career management Test prep centers – centers that give training to students for entering
higher level of education give career counseling support
Supporting parents in career counseling to their children
School resources Career days : Some of the schools invite professionals from
different careers and university staff to give information about different occupations –these activities are open to students and their families. These activities are mostly carried out at upper secondary level (lycee), generally during March-April-May, each year.
Supporting parents in guiding their children’s vocational career Career Inventories applied at some schools contain curriculum
material and activities for families
Supporting parents in guiding their children’s vocational career One-to-One counseling
Through school counselors Not on regular basis. Parents must demand it.
Through private counseling/career coaching Not common. Expensive, and not reachable by every parent. Mostly focuses on selecting right university and
finding better education institutions in EU and USA universities
Supporting parents in guiding their children’s vocational career
Conferences and Seminars Short events (1-2 days), Focuses on not only career issues but (mostly) for also pedagocigal issues
related to school success, learning styles, how to become successful etc. Mostly organized by local authorities of education in counties Schools are also organizing conferences and seminars about career
planning and selecting right occupation –activities are open to public
Supporting parents in guiding their children’s vocational career
Publications Books & Magazines
Supporting parents in guiding their children’s vocational career
Publications Newspapers – Most daily newspapers have pages where
career related issues are discussed. Mostly in online format.
Supporting parents in career counseling to their children
Municipalities arrange seminars and workshops for students & families
Supporting parents in guiding their children’s vocational career NGOs : There are several NGOs providing career related
activities –not only focusing on parents
Supporting parents in guiding their children’s vocational career Test prep centers – centers that give training to students
for entering higher level of education also provides career counseling support not only to students but also to parents
Conclusion There are resources for parents in supporting their children’s career. But the
situation is problematic. Resources are not enough in numbers, and in quality : REMEMBER, We have an
enormous number of students Resources are not easily reachable by every parents –most of the parents «even»
don’t know there are resources Resources are not focusing on a life-long career management concept of children Resources are not focusing on improving career awareness on parents’ side
Mostly focusing on improving school successes of children Main concern of most lower & upper secondary school students’ parents is rather «short term» :
Choosing the right school for the next level
New approaches are clearly needed and welcomed which are more «reachable» and more focusing on «parents»
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