Realism of Preschool Children's Career Aspirations.

Abstract

Although career development is often associated with late childhood/early adolescence, there is growing evidence that career development is a lifelong process that begins in early childhood. Godttfredson's(2002) theory of career development states that career aspirations originate in the preschool years, when children are between 3-and 5-years-old. The current study contributes to the existing career development research by investigating the realism of preschool children's career aspirations.