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Monje-Paulson  \nLoyola Marymount University  \nAvery B. Olson  \nCalifornia State University, Long Beach  \nJane Elizabeth Pizzolato  \nHigher Education Consultant  \nKamisha A. Sullivan  \nCalifornia State University, Long Beach  \nGiven the size of the adult student population and the student affairs focus on career development in traditional age students, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore career development and the vocational self-concept (VSC) in 48 California community college welfare-to-work students. Findings suggest the importance of congruence between student roles and other life roles – as well as the importance of sustained relationships with community college staff, as this was closely associated with VSC development. These sustained relationships are most beneficial when they help participants develop resistance strategies against messages that could damage their self-concepts. Theoretically, our findings call for differentiation between work and career, and show how VSC develops in some adult students, a process heretofore missing from the career literature. Knowing how students have been socialized to think about themselves, understanding if they can participate in career decision-making, and what their responsibilities in out-of-college contexts are is key to helping students find congruence and/ or cope with incongruence stemming from balancing multiple life roles.  \nPlease direct inquiries about this manuscript to: Avery B. Olson, [avery.olson@csulb.com](avery.olson@csulb.com)  \nCollege Student Affairs Journal, Volume 37(1), pp. 68-82 ISSN 2381-2338  \nCopyright 2019 Southern Association for College Student Affairs All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.  \nCALWORKS & VSC DEVELOPMENT 69  \nO  \nver their lifetimes, college graduates earn $550,000 more than students with only high school degrees (Pew  \nResearch Center, 2011) . As gateways to social mobility and valuable sites for work preparation, colleges and universities provide vocational training and opportunities for students to discover their career interestsand related abilities (Van Rooijen, 2011) . Clarifying how college contributes to career development for adult students is especially important given that nearly 45% of college students are over the age of 24 (Rose, 2012) . Although adult students are hoping to gain the same economic benefits as traditional-age students, they have a unique set of needs as many have family and work obligations and different life experiences. They are often pursuing higher education to expand job options and overcome, rather than prevent, economic difficulty. The size and needs of this population is underscored by the fact that 80% of community colleges report specific programs aimed at enrolling and supporting adult students (Jones-DeWeever & Gault, 2006; Meléndez, Falcón, & Bivens, 2003) . However, despite the large numbers of adult learners and importance of career and vocational preparation in postsecondary education, there is a significant lack of research and literature in student affairs relating to adult learner’s career trajectories.  \nIn this paper we examine how one group of low-income, adult, community college students developed vocational self-concepts and career aspirations during their time in college. Although career theories explain how students’ interests, abilities, and social contexts contribute to their career path choices, the literature rests on data drawn from traditionally aged undergraduates at four-year residential institutions (Brown, 2002) . Whether the research applies to non-traditional students who have spent years in the workforce prior to college remains unclear. Understanding adult students’ career development contributes to career theory and should help student  \naffairs professionals better serve adult students.  \nLiterature Review  \nResearch has ","cbCaip7eBckrIEQ1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip7eBckrIEQ1","pdf",163594,15,"English","# Study Purpose and Context\n## Qualitative Approach and Participant Focus\n# Literature Review\n## Career Decision-Making and Self-Evaluation\n## Limitations of Existing Research for Adult Learners\n# CalWORKs and Vocational Self-Concept Development","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the study?\",\"answer\":\"To explore career development and vocational self-concept among 48 California community college CalWORKs students, focusing on how their roles and experiences shape their career trajectories.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the findings suggest about vocational self-concept development?\",\"answer\":\"VSC development is closely associated with sustained relationships with community college staff and with congruence between student roles and other life roles.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study address gaps in existing career literature?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights that much career research relies on traditionally aged undergraduates and that student affairs literature has limited attention to adult learners’ career trajectories and prior work histories.\"}]","ADULT LEARNER CAREER TRAJECTORIES - VOCATIONAL SELF-CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN CALWORKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS | PDF",1792088177,38]