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08 Oct 2002
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Description
The fourth edition of Career Choice and Development brings together the most current ideas of the recognized authorities in the field of career development. This classic best-seller has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include the most influential theories of career choice and development, and it contains up-to-date information regarding the application of these theories to counseling practice. This edition contains a wide range of career development theories that explore how people develop certain traits, personalities, self-precepts, and how these developments influence career decision making. This information will challenge teachers, researchers, and those involved in fostering career development to reexamine their assumptions and practices.
Contents
Preface. About the Authors. Part One: Introduction and Cases. 1. Introduction to Theories of Career Development and Choice: Origins, Evolution, and Current Efforts (Duane Brown). 2. Case Studies (Duane Brown). Part Two: Sociological Perspective. 3. Career Choice and Development from a Sociological Perspective (Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, Jeylan T. Mortimer). Part Three: Developmental and Postmodern Theories. 4. Gottfredson s Theory of Circumscription, Compromise, and Self Creation (Linda S. Gottfredson). 5. Career Construction: A Developmental Theory of Vocational Behavior (Mark L. Savickas). 6. A Contextualist Explanation of Career (Richard A. Young, Ladislav Valach, Audrey Collin). Part Four: Career Development Theories Anchored in Learning Theory. 7. Social Cognitive Career Theory (Robert W. Lent, Steven D. Brown, Gail Hackett). 8. A Cognitive Information Processing Approach to Career Problem Solving and Decision Making (Gary W. Peterson, James P. Sampson Jr., Janet G. Lenz, Robert C. Reardon). Part Five: Trait Factor Theories and Summation. 9. Holland s Theory of Personalities in Work Environments (Arnold R. Spokane, Erik J. Luchetta, Matthew H. Richwine). 10. Person Environment Correspondence Theory (Rene V. Dawis). 11. The Role of Work Values and Cultural Values in Occupational Choice, Satisfaction, and Success: A Theoretical Statement (Duane Brown). 12. Status of Theories of Career Choice and Development (Duane Brown). Name Index. Subject Index.
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