Career guidance in Malta: A Mediterranean microstate in transition

@article{Sultana1998CareerGI,
  title={Career guidance in Malta: A Mediterranean microstate in transition},
  author={Ronald G. Sultana},
  journal={International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling},
  year={1998},
  volume={20},
  pages={3-15}
}
  • R. Sultana
  • Published 1998
  • Business
  • International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
The challenges that career education and guidance in Malta 1 have to face over the next few decades are inextricably linked with the current transitional state in the development of the island’s economy. In this article I propose first of all to present an overview of the prevailing economic scenario, and the changes that are taking place as well as those that are likely to take place in the near future. This will provide the appropriate context so that the characteristics of the emergent… 
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