ABSTRACT

Career guidance in Norway has seen major developments over the past two decades. Secondary schools have integrated career education and guidance into an education system which socialises young people to develop citizenship and take part in society. In this article, I explore how Norwegian teenagers’ career thinking is influenced by Norwegian cultural values which are strongly associated with the Nordic model of welfare: collective individualism, egalitarianism, and work-centrality. Teenagers’ and counsellors’ thoughts about career are explored through qualitative interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. The analysis shows that in conversations about career choices, teenagers and counsellors refer to these concepts, but in ways varying most notably along the urban-rural, academic-VET, and adult-teenager dimensions. Implications for career guidance are discussed.

摘要

在过去的二十年里，挪威的职业指导取得了重大进展。中学将职业教育和指导纳入教育体系，使年轻人社会化，培养公民意识并参与社会。在本文中，我探讨了挪威青少年的职业思维如何受到与北欧福利模式密切相关的挪威文化价值观的影响：集体个人主义、平等主义和以工作为中心。通过定性访谈探索青少年和辅导员对职业的想法，并使用主题分析法进行分析。分析表明，在关于职业选择的对话中，青少年和辅导员会提到这些概念，但在城市-农村、学术-VET 和成人-青少年维度上的差异最为显着。