ELI GINZBERG'S VOCATIONAL CHOICE THEORY

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ELI GINZBERGS THEORY OF VOCATIONAL CHOICE

• DEEPALI GAURAV BORDE
• CSSM

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What is vocation ?

• a type of work that you feel you are suited to
  doing and to which you should give all your time
  and energy, or the feeling that a type of work
  suits you.

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Vocational choice

• The term vocational choice is frequently used in
  the discussion on vocational development.
• However, it does not refer to a single event
  taking place at a particular time in the life of
  an individual.
• It is a process, in the sense that an individual
  is required to make a series of choices in his
  educational and pre-vocational environment before
  the final act of choosing a particular occupation
  takes place.

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Who is Eli ginzberg

• Born 30 April 1911 (New York)
• Died 14 December 2002 ( Manhattan, New York,
  United States)
• Works edited The Nation's Children
• Education Columbia University, DeWitt Clinton
  High School
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• Eli Ginzberg was born in New York City and earned
  an A.B., an A.M., and a Ph.D. from Columbia
  University between 1931 and 1934. He was son of
  the famous Louis Ginzberg, Professor of Talmud,
  at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in
  New York, and his wife Adele.

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Why vocational choice theory?

• -Eli Ginzberg was allotted grant from the
  University of Columbia. Which permitted him to
  study Ginzberg Theory of Vocational Guidance. For
  this, he interviewed many people of the upper
  middle class to know their opportunity of career
  choices.
• -Ginzberg considered that studying their
  opportunities will unfold the process of choosing
  a career from babyhood to maturity.

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Career development is a long term process

• According to the theory, a career is a long-term
  process.
• That requires education, vision, values, goals,
  skills, and interests.

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• Due to this, Ginzberg also mentions that
  vocational choices of individuals are divided
  into 3 stages namely
• 1. Childhood or Fantasy
• 2. Adolescence or Tentative
• 3.Adulthood or maturity or Realistic

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• This research led to the publication of
  occupational Choice An Approach to a General
  Theory." Ginzberg believed studying the
  privileged would reveal the processes by which
  individuals choose careers, from early childhood
  to early adulthood.

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Fantasy (childhood, up to age 11)

• Stereotypical roles
• doctor, policeman, engineer, shafe, teacher, etc.

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• Ginzberg's first milestone in career development
  takes place during childhood, from birth to 11
  years old.
• During this stage, children primarily engage in
  playful acts, simulating occupations such as
  firefighter, police officer, race car driver,
  etc.
• Ginzberg believed children transition from
  playful imitation to work imitation near the end
  of this stage, i.e. from simply wearing costumes
  to acting out the specific duties of a job.

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2) Tentative (adolescence, 13 to 19)

• Interest stage likes and dislikes
• Capacity stage things you do better than other
  things
• Value stage whats important to you
• Transition stage self-reliance and awareness of
  occupations

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• From 11 to 17 years of age, adolescent children
  are able to better focus on, and recognize, work
  requirements. There are four stages in this
  period.
• The first stage is "Interest" where children
• learn likes and dislikes.

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• The second stage is "capacity" where
• the child learns how much her abilities
• align with her interests.
• Capacity The things they are better at
• Compared to the ones at which they arent.

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• The third stage, "values" sees the child at 15
  become aware of how work may fulfill her values.
• Value Whats important to them
• and whats not?

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• The final stage of this period is called
  "transition" and begins when the individual
  assumes responsibility for her own actions,
  becomes independent and exercises her freedom of
  choice.
• Transition The person takes for granted, his
  responsibilities, for his own dealings.

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3) Realistic (adulthood, 17 to 20 something)

• Exploration stage explore college or formal
  training
• Crystallization stage declare major or commit
  to certain type of work
• Specification stage specialize in grad school
  or specific job

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• Realistic
• -The realistic period begins at age 17 and goes
  into the early 20s.
• -During this stage, the person establishes
  alternative paths in her work life, or a "backup
  plan."
• -Throughout this three stage period, she/he will
  develop personal values and begin to zero in on
  her/him optimal career choice.

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• The first period of the realistic stage is
  "Exploration" During this stage, the individual
  choose her career path but remains open to other
  opportunities..
• Exploration stage In this first part, the
• individual decides his trail. But remains
• untied to other choices.

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• The next stage, "crystallization" is when she
  becomes more engrossed in a particular career,
  committing to one direction more than she ever
  has.
• Crystallization In this second part,
• the individual becomes dedicated to one option.
• Alongside, he focuses on other options.

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• The third period is "Specification" in which she
  commits to or develops a preference for a
  specific area of her occupation.
• Specification In this last part,
• the individual build-up likeness.
• Similarly, he takes precise interest
• for part of the profession.

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Ginzberg's Optimization

• The process of career choice is limited to
  adolescence and adulthood stage.
• Due to crisis and many other reasons, people
  change their occupation.
• After retirement, their occupation changes.
• Therefore the occupational decision process
  extends throughout an entire lifetime

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