Modeling Lifelong Pathway Co-construction

While personal coach applications are now ubiquitous, personal lifelong pathway co-construction, although present in a wide range of situations (e-learning, healthcare, return to employment, home-care of elders, etc.) is largely overlooked. Modeling generic lifelong pathway co-construction is feasible since these situations share many properties. In this paper, we contribute with a model for the co-construction of lifelong pathways, backed by a literature survey of semantic trajectories, and applicable in a wide range of situations. The model supports the interactions between the two main actors, the advisee and the advisor, in the co-construction, and include the key specific aspects of lifelong pathway: the advisee's long-term goal, the evaluation of the advisee's multi-dimensional (educational, professional, financial, medical, etc.) trajectory, the guiding of the advisee via advices that influence the stages of the pathway. To illustrate the importance of this model, we detail its use in a guidance system, to help the advisor's work in guiding the advisee towards their goal.

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While personal coach applications are widely used, personal lifelong pathway co-construction is often overlooked. This paper presents a generic model that supports interaction between advisees and advisors and includes key aspects of lifelong pathways. The importance of this model is illustrated through its application in a guidance system.