This study investigates the career construction paths of young farmers and aims to contribute to the literature on the “young farmer problem.” Of particular relevance is this study's focus on the potential of islands as a new career landscape in the digital age. Young farmers' subjective experiences toward careers were analyzed based on narrative interviews, quantitative surveys and expert interviews from two EU islands: Crete and the Azores. Firstly, the study provides insights on the behavioral and cognitive dimensions of the career construction model by identifying followed career paths. Secondly, we turn our focus to the role of digital communications in career construction and, thirdly, the study examines the geographical dimension of the model. We find that involvement with farming entails complex career patterns that evolve into passion. Whether their involvement follows planned or unplanned paths, protean career attitudes, desire to experiment, and a strong sense of career self-concept play significant roles in shaping the career narratives. “Experience” and “management” dimensions of online communication drive the construction of careers as a part of a professional identity mechanism. Our results reveal that the “island effect” (maintaining a part-time farming culture) plays a role in cohesive singular and multiple career self-concepts.

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成为数字时代的年轻农民——一个岛屿的视角*

本研究调查青年农民的职业建设路径，旨在为有关“青年农民问题”的文献做出贡献。特别相关的是本研究关注岛屿作为数字时代新职业前景的潜力。根据来自两个欧盟岛屿：克里特岛和亚速尔群岛的叙述性访谈、定量调查和专家访谈，分析了年轻农民对职业的主观体验。首先，该研究通过确定遵循的职业路径，对职业建设模型的行为和认知维度提供了见解。其次，我们将重点转向数字通信在职业建设中的作用，第三，研究考察了模型的地理维度。我们发现参与农业需要复杂的职业模式，这些模式会演变成激情。无论他们的参与遵循有计划还是无计划的道路，多变的职业态度、尝试实验的愿望以及强烈的职业自我概念感在塑造职业叙事中都发挥着重要作用。在线交流的“经验”和“管理”维度推动职业建设作为职业认同机制的一部分。我们的研究结果表明，“岛屿效应”（维持兼职农业文化）在凝聚的单一和多重职业自我概念中发挥作用。在线交流的“经验”和“管理”维度推动职业建设作为职业认同机制的一部分。我们的研究结果表明，“岛屿效应”（维持兼职农业文化）在凝聚的单一和多重职业自我概念中发挥作用。在线交流的“经验”和“管理”维度推动职业建设作为职业认同机制的一部分。我们的研究结果表明，“岛屿效应”（维持兼职农业文化）在凝聚的单一和多重职业自我概念中发挥作用。