This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Leong, F. T. L. Articles by Hartung, P. J. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Cross-Cultural Career Assessment: Review and Prospects for the New Millennium

The Ohio State University

Paul J. Hartung

Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

A distinct body of research literature reflects work initiated in the last decade of the 20th century to examine issues in the development and use of career assessment instruments across cultures. The authors review this literature to integrate current understandings of career assessment in cultural context and to identify potentially fruitful avenues for future inquiry. The theoretical framework of cultural validity and cultural specificity developed by Leong and Brown was used to guide the current review. Based on this framework, the review focuses on literature dealing with (a) the cultural validity of career assessment instruments for use cross-culturally with racial and ethnic minority populations, (b) the extent to which culture-specific variables may influence the career assessment process, and (c) the construction and validation of new culture-specific career assessment measures. Most research contained within the review pertains to cultural validity with much less attention given in the current literature on new test construction and cultural specificity. The authors conclude their review with a summary of findings and implications for research and practice in career assessment. Surveying leading scholars in the fields of career development and vocational psychology could elaborate our understanding of career assessment in cultural context and determine empirically its prospects for advancement and refinement.

Key Words: Cross-cultural career assessment, • multicultural career assessment, • career assessment literature reviews, • multicultural career development, • career assessment

Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 8, No. 4, 391-401 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/106907270000800408


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				F. T. L. Leong, E. M.-C. Kao, and S.-H. Lee The Relationship between Family Dynamics and Career Interests among Chinese Americans and European Americans Journal of Career Assessment, February 1, 2004; 12(1): 65 - 84. [Abstract] [PDF]

				L. Y. Flores, L. B. Spanierman, and E. M. Obasi Ethical and Professional Issues in Career Assessment With Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups Journal of Career Assessment, February 1, 2003; 11(1): 76 - 95. [Abstract] [PDF]

				W.-C. Mau Assessing Career Decision-Making Difficulties: A Cross-Cultural Study Journal of Career Assessment, November 1, 2001; 9(4): 353 - 364. [Abstract] [PDF]