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Teachers have
an Important
Role
Teachers have an important role in the education of their students
because, as models of citizenship and work, they not only
promote academic learning, they are also a source of social
learning. Each one of us, as adults, in analysing our individual
path finds many of the foundations of who we are in ‘our’
teachers. These foundations supported future projects as well as
the knowledge, and above all, the knowing of who we are, that
shapes us today. Thus, it is important that teachers seek to
engage in supporting the career development of their students
through the infusion of career development activities in curricula.
These activities can begin in the first years of schooling and extend
through the following ones, adapting the contents to the needs of
the student. In this way, it is possible to transmit values, develop
attitudes and behaviours that can gradually be internalised and
used in the management of the multiple transitions of career
development.
The accomplishment of these objectives, in a work articulated
between teachers, parents and psychologists, will enhance the
adaptability necessary to define a life project and the
management of the multiple transitions along the educational and
professional path.
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