CHAPTER 11

The HEROIC Narrative Assessment System: Helping Undergrads Navigate Transitions

Rich Feller and Mark Franklin

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss’s (Geisel 1960) inspiration permeates graduation ceremonies with the promise of aligning new graduate talent with postgraduate opportunities. Yet undergraduates’ internal voices ask, Am I ready for what’s next, let alone a lifetime of transitions? With careers becoming more globalized, digitized and collaborative, “for too many people, the pathways, or as one expert puts it, the ‘grooves toward careers’ aren’t as clear or accessible as they could be—or once were” (The Chronicle of Higher Education 2019, p. 6). A career planning system that supports holistic development, critical thinking, ...

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