an article by Annika Wallin (Department of Cognitive Science, Lund University, Sweden)and Richard McElreath (Department of Anthropology, UC Davis, California) published in Economics and Philosophy Volume 31 Issue 1 (March 2015)
Abstract
How does an individual decision maker update his or her beliefs in the light of others’ beliefs?
We present an empirical investigation that varies decision makers’ access to other peoples’ beliefs: whether they know what course of action others have taken (in this case how a problem is solved) and whether they know why this course of action was taken (why a particular solution is preferred).
We propose a number of process models of advice taking that do and do not accommodate the reasons given for belief (epistemic social information), and evaluate which is used through model comparison techniques.
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Thursday, 2 July 2015
Friday, 3 August 2012
Listen to Your Heart? Calling and Receptivity to Career Advice
an article by Shoshana R. Dobrow (Fordham University, New York, USA) and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas (San Francisco State University, USA) published in Journal of Career Assessment Volume 20 Number 3 (August 2012)
Abstract
This study explores calling in the context of career decision making. Specifically, the authors examine receptivity to advice that discourages individuals from pursuing a professional path in their calling’s domain.
The authors hypothesize that people with a strong calling will be more likely to ignore negative career advice.
In Study 1, a four-wave, 7-year longitudinal study following 450 amateur musicians across career stages, the regression analyses showed that those with a stronger calling toward music reported being more willing to ignore the discouraging career-related advice of a trusted mentor. These results held over time, such that an early calling predicted the degree to which young people were willing to ignore career advice equally strongly 6 weeks, 3½ years, and 7 years later.
In Study 2, the authors replicated these findings in a cross-sectional study of 131 business students. The authors discuss the implications for research on calling, as well as for counseling strong-calling individuals.
Abstract
This study explores calling in the context of career decision making. Specifically, the authors examine receptivity to advice that discourages individuals from pursuing a professional path in their calling’s domain.
The authors hypothesize that people with a strong calling will be more likely to ignore negative career advice.
In Study 1, a four-wave, 7-year longitudinal study following 450 amateur musicians across career stages, the regression analyses showed that those with a stronger calling toward music reported being more willing to ignore the discouraging career-related advice of a trusted mentor. These results held over time, such that an early calling predicted the degree to which young people were willing to ignore career advice equally strongly 6 weeks, 3½ years, and 7 years later.
In Study 2, the authors replicated these findings in a cross-sectional study of 131 business students. The authors discuss the implications for research on calling, as well as for counseling strong-calling individuals.
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Opening Your Doors to Young People:
practical guidelines for making advice services young person-friendly
Just been reading in Adviser (Number 141 September-October 2010) that young people are one of the least likely groups in society to find their way to an advice centre when they have a social welfare problem. To try to overcome this problem Youth Access, the youth advice and counselling network, has launched these new guidelines which are endorsed by Citizens Advice, AdviceUK and the Law Centres Federation.
The guidelines (PDF 24pp) were very slow to load when I tried – I’ve not actually read them!
Saturday, 26 July 2008
12 council 'trailblazers' to offer homes and jobs advice
A Communities and Local Government: Corporate News article on 3 July tells us "Advice on training, employment and childcare are just some of the extra services that will be on offer to people when they discuss their housing options with their local authority".
Housing Minister Caroline Flint announced the winners of the first of two programmes of "trailblazers" that will offer a greater range of advice to people looking for housing, with some moving towards a "one stop shop" approach of personalised advice and links to employment opportunities and training.
The twelve trailblazers will also take on a mentoring role, sharing best practice and support with around 20 councils that will receive funding to kick start their own enhanced housing options schemes in 2009/2010.
The twelve local authority winners are:
1) Camden
2) Croydon
3) Greenwich
4) Hammersmith & Fulham
5) Southwark
6) Norwich
7) Nottingham
8) Kettering
9) Blackpool
10) Calderdale
11) Ashford
12) Bournemouth
Housing Minister Caroline Flint announced the winners of the first of two programmes of "trailblazers" that will offer a greater range of advice to people looking for housing, with some moving towards a "one stop shop" approach of personalised advice and links to employment opportunities and training.
The twelve trailblazers will also take on a mentoring role, sharing best practice and support with around 20 councils that will receive funding to kick start their own enhanced housing options schemes in 2009/2010.
The twelve local authority winners are:
1) Camden
2) Croydon
3) Greenwich
4) Hammersmith & Fulham
5) Southwark
6) Norwich
7) Nottingham
8) Kettering
9) Blackpool
10) Calderdale
11) Ashford
12) Bournemouth
Hazel's comment:
Given the amount of time that it takes to learn about employment and training opportunities this seems to me like a thoroughly daft idea. Surely it would make more sense to add "housing advice" to the long list of topics about which guidance practitioners have knowledge. Hang about, don't personal advisers in Connexions Services (where, of course, these still exist) cover health, housing, drugs etc etc? What is going on here?
I'd be grateful for comments that explain it since I can find nothing else except the departmental view.
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Advice for those aged 50+
Thanks to Intute: Social Sciences Gateway
Personally I wouldn't use the learning section which links to the learndirect database via a slightly different interface.
Web page is provided by the UK government's Directgov website and offers advice for over 50s who want to get the best out of work. There are sections on learning, benefits, health, care and discrimination.
Personally I wouldn't use the learning section which links to the learndirect database via a slightly different interface.
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