(2036)A SHARED AGENDA FOR CAREER EDUCATION AND CITIZENSHIPEDUCATION IN PORTUGUESE SCHOOLS1

摘要

Career education and citizenship education often share the same goals for children’s and adolescents’development, as both are concerned with how young people adjust to modern societies, andparticipate in and prepare for various life roles. This suggests the need to clarify the commonconceptual ground and practices of both models, in order to maximize the benefits of theseinterventions for youngsters. In this work, we discuss the potential that career education andcitizenship education interventions have to move children and adolescents towards better citizenshipand work ethics, in the context of the Portuguese educational system. A special focus is placed onhow career and citizenship education may play a special role in helping students reason about theiractive contribution for sustainable individual and social wellbeing, through their own educational andcareer planning. Finally, we address the need to improve educational and career guidance inPortuguese schools in order to achieve this goal, regarding the training of career counsellors, thefacilitation of career exploration and ethical reasoning through the school system, and the involvementof teachers, parents and significant others in students’ career education.