All Outputs (72)

Trade unions and career services: Potential partners for promoting social justice at work (2020)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J., Cimini, N., Post, J., & Corry, J. (2020). Trade unions and career services: Potential partners for promoting social justice at work. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 44(1), 5-12. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.4401

This paper argues that trade unions represent natural allies for career services, as they have shared interests in addressing issues of social justice at work. This potentially valuable partnership has been underdeveloped. Two case studies of innovat... Read More about Trade unions and career services: Potential partners for promoting social justice at work.

Making sense of career theory (2019)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2019). Making sense of career theory. Career Matters, 7(4), 36-37

Pete Robertson offers a quick guide to reading the career theory literature for students and practitioners.

Should public health be a goal of career guidance policy? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, P. (2019, September). Should public health be a goal of career guidance policy?. Paper presented at International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) Annual Conference 2019, Bratislava, Slovakia

In terms of public policy, career guidance has one foot in the employment domain and the other foot in the education domain. It is used by governments to pursue objectives related to these two areas of public policy, infused to a greater or lesser ex... Read More about Should public health be a goal of career guidance policy?.

To tackle our mental health crisis, career guidance could be surprisingly important (2019)
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2019). To tackle our mental health crisis, career guidance could be surprisingly important. [Online magazine]

This short article argues that career guidance services can help to promote mental well-being, and represent a potential public health intervention.

The impact of career guidance on the mental well-being of young people (2019)
Report
Robertson, P. (2019). The impact of career guidance on the mental well-being of young people. Stourbridge, West Midlands: Career Development Institute

Mental health conditions have relatively early onset compared to other major disease categories, and therefore have the potential to cause distress and negative economic impact throughout a person’s working life. • Youth is a period of complex and p... Read More about The impact of career guidance on the mental well-being of young people.

A role for trades unions in careers education (2018)
Journal Article
Cimini, N., & Robertson, P. (2018). A role for trades unions in careers education. Scottish Left Review, 21-21

No abstract available.

Building capabilities in disabled job seekers: A qualitative study of the Remploy Work Choices programme in Scotland (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2018). Building capabilities in disabled job seekers: A qualitative study of the Remploy Work Choices programme in Scotland. Social Work and Society: International Online Journal, 16(1), 1-15

This article reports on a qualitative study of the UK’s labour activation pathway for jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions. The aim was to explore the experiences of Work Choices programme participants, specifically to identify barrier... Read More about Building capabilities in disabled job seekers: A qualitative study of the Remploy Work Choices programme in Scotland.

The Capability Approach - from concept to practice (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, P. (2018, October). The Capability Approach - from concept to practice. Paper presented at Symposium at the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) Annual Conference 2018, Gotenburg, Sweden

The Capability Approach offers a fresh starting point for thinking about career guidance interventions. In contrast to most conceptual approaches in the field, it does not derive from psychology or sociology. Rather, it originates in the work of econ... Read More about The Capability Approach - from concept to practice.

Positive psychology and career counselling (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, P. J. (2018, October). Positive psychology and career counselling. Paper presented at International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) Annual Conference 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden

Positive psychology has been an influential movement within psychology in the early years of the twenty-first century. This paper seeks to provide a critical and balanced assessment of the contribution to career counselling of this perspective, based... Read More about Positive psychology and career counselling.

A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J., & Egdell, V. (2018). A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice. Australian Journal of Career Development, 27(3), 119-126. https://doi.org/10.1177/1038416217704449

In the UK, the concept of employability is influential in current conceptualizations of career development. It is an example of a discourse underpinned by faith in individual transformation as a response to unstable labour markets, a position that is... Read More about A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice.

Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers (2018)
Journal Article
Mowbray, J., Hall, H., Raeside, R., & Robertson, P. J. (2018). Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(3), 239-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618769965

Networking is considered an integral feature of job search, yet its behavioural manifestation has received little attention in the extant literature. Here this is addressed in a study of young job-seekers that adopted an egocentric network approach u... Read More about Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers.

The casualties of transition: the health impact of NEET status and some approaches to managing it (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2018). The casualties of transition: the health impact of NEET status and some approaches to managing it. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 47(3), 390-402. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2018.1455168

Youth unemployment can be understood as a major public health risk. This paper explores the multidisciplinary literature in this field, and its relevance to support for NEET (not in education, employment or training) young people. There is reason to... Read More about The casualties of transition: the health impact of NEET status and some approaches to managing it.

Developing career capabilities in “NEET” young people: experiences of participants in the Prince’s Trust team programme (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2018). Developing career capabilities in “NEET” young people: experiences of participants in the Prince’s Trust team programme. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 46(6), 752-764. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2018.1434130

This qualitative study focuses on the impact of a supportive 12-week programme intended to empower young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) to pursue life-career goals of their own choosing. The programme is viewed through... Read More about Developing career capabilities in “NEET” young people: experiences of participants in the Prince’s Trust team programme.

Bhaskar and Sen: Two foundations on which to build a new approach to career guidance and life planning (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2018). Bhaskar and Sen: Two foundations on which to build a new approach to career guidance and life planning. Indian Journal of Career and Livelihood Planning, 6(1), 22-28

This paper argues for a new perspective on guidance and life planning that is informed, but not dominated, by pre-existing Western conceptions of career. Two scholars are highlighted as providing potential foundations for a new approach. Firstly, the... Read More about Bhaskar and Sen: Two foundations on which to build a new approach to career guidance and life planning.

Developing Career Capabilities For Young People In Transition To Adulthood (2017)
Book Chapter
Robertson, P. (2017). Developing Career Capabilities For Young People In Transition To Adulthood. In K. Niven, S. Lewis, & C. Kagan (Eds.), Making a difference with psychology (234-240). London: Richard Benjamin Trust

This chapter provides a brief accessible outline of a research project funded by the Richard Benjamin Trust. It describes use of the 'capability approach' to understand a programme run by the Princes Trust to support young people who are not in empl... Read More about Developing Career Capabilities For Young People In Transition To Adulthood.

Introduction to a special issue dedicated to Bill Law (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2017). Introduction to a special issue dedicated to Bill Law. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 39(1), 2-3. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.3901

Item is the editorial to a special issue of Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling dedicated to the memory of Bill Law.

Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think? (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2017). Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think?. Phoenix (AGCAS journal), 20-21

Dr Pete Robertson, Associate Professor & Programme Leader for Career Guidance in the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University, outlines proactive approaches that careers services can adopt to respond to the challenges of supporting s... Read More about Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think?.

Not lovin’ it: How insecure work creates insecure lifestyles for the poorest in society (2017)
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2017). Not lovin’ it: How insecure work creates insecure lifestyles for the poorest in society. [Online magazine]

This short article argues that teaching young people to be flexible workers is only good up to a point. They also need to learn to recognise and avoid exploitation in the workplace.

Job search information behaviours: an ego-net study of networking and social media use amongst young jobseekers (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mowbray, J., Hall, H., Raeside, R., & Robertson, P. (2017, June). Job search information behaviours: an ego-net study of networking and social media use amongst young jobseekers. Paper presented at Information: interactions and impact (i3) 2017, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

Positive psychology and career development (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2018). Positive psychology and career development. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 46(2), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2017.1318433

Positive psychology has been an influential movement within psychology in the early years of the 21st century. It is now timely to assess the value of its contribution to career education and guidance. This paper provides a critique of this perspecti... Read More about Positive psychology and career development.