Adolescent Development and Career Planning in Schools

Permission to include in U. of Lethbridge Institutional Repository granted by Contact Point (Amber).There are various developmental factors that can affect a student's ability and willingness to engage in career planning. The developmental areas that will be considered for this project are cognitive and social because they are so closely linked in adolescence (DeHart, Sroufe, & Cooper, 2004; Kasschau, 1995). The context of this development must also be noted as these factors are mutually interactive