Vocational guidance plays an important role for students at school. Especially it is importantin in the school years as schoolchildren in basic, general schools and gymnasium, particulary, have to choos the profile of education, direction and relate their options to their future occupation. however, the results of the research described here indicate absence of opportunities created at schools for proper learner support in preparing them for their professional career.

In master‘s of science work there is presented an overview of career counselling in Lithuanian educational organizations. This work discusses the research made on the activity of the Siauliai University Career Center. There have been made document analysis and surveys (quizes). The quized people are Siauliai University senior students, University’s staff, employers colloborating with Šiauliai University Career Center. There have been made conclusions of the survey and document analysis. There has been confirmed the hypothesis that Siauliai University Career Center can function in such strategic directions as compiling the database of job searchers and proposals for jobs, providing aid to career people and developing of methodological basis.

Magistro darbo tema: „Asmens, turinčio neįgalumą, veiksmų, sąlygojamų asmeninių galių ir socialinės aplinkos, reikšmė karjeros projektavimui“ Tyrimo objektas: . asmenų, turinčių neįgalumą, sprendimai ir veiksmai projektuojant karjerą Tyrimo problema: kokius sprendimus ir veiksmus, sąlygojamus asmeninių galių ir socialinių aplinkybių, atlieka žmogus, turintis neįgalumą, projektuodamas karjerą? Tyrimo tikslas: nustatyti, kokius veiksmus, žmogaus, turinčio neįgalumą, karjeros projektavime lemia asmeninės galios ir socialinės aplinkybės. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Teoriškai pagrįsti karjeros projektavimo sampratą. 2. Atskleisti asmenų, turinčių neįgalumą, veiksmus siekiant karjeros, sąlygojamus asmeninių galių. 3. Atskleisti asmenų, turinčių neįgalumą, veiksmus projektuojant karjerą, sąlygojamus socialinės aplinkos. 4. Apibendrinti asmeninių galių ir socialinės aplinkos poveikį asmens, turinčio neįgalumą, karjeros projektavimui. Tyrimo metodika: mokslinės literatūros (psichologinės, pedagoginės, sociologinės) analizė; interviu; teksto turinio (content) analizė. Išvados:  Karjeros projektavimo sampratos vertinimas dviem pagrindiniais aspektais – asmeninėmis galiomis ir socialinė aplinkos įtaka – parodė, jog šie aspektai labai glaudžiai susiję.  Asmenų, turinčių neįgalumą, veiksmai projektuojant karjerą buvo sąlygoti iniciatyvumo, savarankiškumo, atvirumo kaitai, atsakingumo, sąmoningo ir laisvo pasirinkimo bei profesinės adaptacijos apraiškų.  Palanki... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The theme of the work: „Person with a disability, the action induced personal empowerment and social environment, the importance of career planning“. The object of research - persons with disabilities, the decisions and actions of the design career. The problem of the research - the decisions and actions driven personal empowerment and social factors play a man with a disability, designing career? The aim of the research - determine what action, a person with a disability, a career in design leads to personal power and social circumstances. The objectives of the research: 1. Theoretically, based on the career design concept. 2. Exposing people with disabilities, steps towards a career-driven personal empowerment. 3. Exposing people with disabilities, steps in designing a career-driven social environment. 4. Summarize personal empowerment and social environment on the person with disability, career design. The research methods:: the scientific literature (psychological, educational, sociological) analysis, interviews, text content analysis. Conclusion:  Career Design concept evaluation in two main aspects - personal power and social influence of the environment - has shown that these aspects are closely linked.  Persons with a disability, the action has lead to a career in the design of initiative, independence, openness to change, responsibility, conscious and free choice, and professional adaptation manifestations.  favorable social environment gives him access to... [to full text]