| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育心理與輔導學系 === 97 === The purposes of this study were to explore the types of planned happenstance that individuals might experience during their career transition and to examine how internal and external resources, personal traits, and external social supports affect individuals’ adaptation to those planned happenstances. Semi-structural in-depth interviews were conducted with eight individuals who had experienced career transitions. The eight participants were chosen via the purposeful sampling method. The results indicated seven types of planned happenstances that individuals may experience during career transition: (1) individuals’ interests, expertise or past work experiences; (2) job frustration and impacts of work; (3) decisions made by the institution; (4) relevant information offered by friends; (5) self-growth courses or training that broaden individuals’ visions; (6) influences of marriage or family life, and (7) influences of their role models. The personal traits that affect individuals’ adaptation to planned happenstances were (1) expectation to combine interest and work; (2) pursuing for stable life; (3) willingness to learn and courage to try; (4) planning ahead; (5) flexibility and adaptability; and (6) persistence. The social support systems that affect individuals’ adaptations were mainly from family members and friends or role models with the same aspirations and interests.
The nature of planned happenstance is unexpected, but the results were not completely unexpected. If individuals could positively grasp planned happenstance, there may be anticipative results. Based on results of this research, we suggested future researchers to include more participants for theoretical saturation, and to analyze by Consensus Qualitative Research (CQR), as well as including both the positive and negative influences of planned happenstance. In addition, suggestions were also provided for career counseling practice.
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