Autoethnography in vocational psychology: wearing your class on your sleeve
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Article Title | Autoethnography in vocational psychology: wearing your class on your sleeve |
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ERA Journal ID | 6361 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McIlveen, Peter (Author), Beccaria, Gavin (Author), du Preez, Jan (Author) and Patton, Wendy (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Career Development |
Journal Citation | 37 (3), pp. 599-615 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0894-8453 |
1573-3548 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845309357048 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0894845309357048 |
Abstract | This paper addresses reflective practice in research and practice and takes the issue of consciousness of social class in vocational psychology as a working example. It is argued that the discipline's appreciation of social class can be advanced through application of the qualitative research method autoethnography. Excerpts from an autoethnographic study are used to explore the method's potential. This reflexive research method is presented as a potential vehicle to improve vocational psychologists' own class consciousness, and to concomitantly enhance their capacity to grasp social class within their own spheres of research and practice. It is recommended that autoethnography be used for research, training, and professional development for vocational psychologists. |
Keywords | social class; autoethnography; critical consciousness; qualitative research |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520303. Counselling psychology |
390404. Educational counselling | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Department of Psychology | |
Queensland University of Technology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0165/autoethnography-in-vocational-psychology-wearing-your-class-on-your-sleeve
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