Different Counselors, Many Options: Career Guidance and Career Plans in Secondary Schools

46 Pages Posted: 26 Mar 2019

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Bernd Fitzenberger

Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics

Annette Hillerich-Sigg

ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy Department

Maresa Sprietsma

ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

Date Written: March 12, 2019

Abstract

Career guidance assists students with the school-to-work transition. Based on a survey in secondary schools in Germany, we analyze career guidance activities and how these affect career plans. The take-up of career guidance depends upon the school track attended and upon the school and class room context, while personal characteristics are hardly relevant. The effects of counseling depend upon the counselor. Counseling by the employment agency reduces plans for educational upgrading and increases the probability of applying for an apprenticeship, while the effects of school counselors work in the opposite direction for lower track students.

Keywords: educational aspirations, career guidance, counseling, career planning, school-to-work transition, secondary school

JEL Classification: J24, I28, I21

Suggested Citation

Fitzenberger, Bernd and Hillerich-Sigg, Annette and Sprietsma, Maresa, Different Counselors, Many Options: Career Guidance and Career Plans in Secondary Schools (March 12, 2019). ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 19-009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3360246 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3360246

Bernd Fitzenberger (Contact Author)

Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics ( email )

Spandauer Str. 1
Berlin, D-10099
Germany

Annette Hillerich-Sigg

ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy Department ( email )

P.O.Box 10 34 43
D-68034
Germany

Maresa Sprietsma

ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research ( email )

P.O. Box 10 34 43
L 7,1
D-68034 Mannheim, 68034
Germany

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