Cross-Cultural Validation of Assessment Instruments Used in Career Counselling and Guidance in the Nordic countries : Etic and Emic Approaches
Year of publication
2020
Authors
Einarsdóttir, Sif; Björnsdóttir, Mariá Dóra; Lerkkanen, Jukka
Abstract
The cross-cultural application and research on assessment instruments used in career counselling and guidance in the Nordic countries is discussed. Three examples where etic and emic approaches to establish the cross-cultural validity of American instruments in Finland and Iceland are described. These are the Career Thoughts Inventory, vocational interest inventories and a measure of career adaptability. These efforts show that contextual factors influence the responses to imported measures. Emic approaches are needed to fully test the applicability of assessment instruments as well as theoretical constructs developed in other cultures, but used in career counselling in the Nordic countries.
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Publication format
Article
Parent publication type
Compendium
Article type
Other article
Audience
ScientificPeer-reviewed
Peer-ReviewedMINEDU's publication type classification code
A3 Book section, Chapters in research booksPublication channel information
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Parent publication name
Parent publication editors
Hagaseth Haug, Erik; Hooley, Tristram; Kettunen, Jaana; Thomsen, Rie
Publisher
Pages
177-189
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ISBN
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Publication forum level
3
Open access
Open access in the publisher’s service
Yes
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Fully open publication channel
Self-archived
Yes
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Fields of science
Social policy; Educational sciences
Keywords
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Publication country
Netherlands
Internationality of the publisher
International
Language
English
International co-publication
Yes
Co-publication with a company
No
DOI
10.1163/9789004428096_012
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Yes