The Book of Abstracts - Jivacareer.org

Message from Conference PatronCareer guidance is receiving increasing policy attention around the world, in countries at very differentlevels of economic development and with very different cultures and traditions.There is also a rich range of grassroots initiatives in many countries, which are grounded in careerguidance or contain career guidance elements. The enthusiasm and professional commitment ofcareer practitioners remain the essential springs of good and innovative practice, with its potential fortransforming people’s lives.Globalisation in general, and new information technologies in particular, provide greatly enhancedopportunities for sharing of practice and for collaboration. But these opportunities need to be linked todeeper understanding of the distinctive needs of different cultures and different target-groups.The Jiva Conference provides a creative space for exploration of these issues, based on examples ofresearch and practice in a wide range of countries. It promises to be one of the most excitingprofessional conferences ever in the field of career guidance. Bringing together East and West, it coulddevelop stronger roots for establishing career guidance on a global basis, grounded in respect fordiversity.This Book of Abstracts provides a preview of some of the exciting presentations which are to providethe basis of our conference. Our hope is that they will lead to many stimulating discussions acrossnations and across cultures, and provide a basis for developing new models for future action.Tony Watts,Jiva Conference Patron.3IAEVG-Jiva Conference, India, 2010