V. Scott H. Solberg

V. Scott H. Solberg

Professor, Wheelock College, Boston University

Boston University Wheelock College

V. Scott H. Solberg, PhD, is a professor at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Solberg is working internationally and nationally on the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective career development programs and services for especially high-need youth populations, including youth with disabilities. His most recent book is Making School Relevant with Individualized Learning Plans: Helping Students Create Their Own Career and Life Goals from Harvard Education Press. He is author of ScholarCentric, a resiliency program available from Graduation Alliance, co-editor of the Handbook of Career and Workforce Development: Research, Practice and Policy from Routledge, and co-editor of the forthcoming Careers for Students with Special Educational Needs: Perspectives on Development and Transitions from the Asia-Pacific Region from Springer.

Areas of Expertise

  • Economic Inequality
  • Education
  • Policy
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Career and workforce development

Methodology

  • Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR)
  • Ethnographic Methods
  • Focus Groups
  • Interviews
  • Mixed Methods
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Secondary Data Analysis
  • Survey Methods and Questionnaires
  • Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)