Empower Peers 4 Careers: Positive Peer Culture and Adolescent Career Choices

12/02/2025 11 min
Empower Peers 4 Careers: Positive Peer Culture and Adolescent Career Choices

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In Switzerland, young adults face major challenges when transitioning from school to the workplace—especially those with special educational needs. How can peer support help them navigate career choices and build resilience?Professors Claudia Schellenberg and Annette Krauss explore this question through the Empower Peers 4 Careers project, and examine how structured peer discussions can foster social-emotional skills, strengthen community, and support students’ career development.Read the original research: doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.806103