Career Choice and Development (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Brown, Duane

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jossey-Bass
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780787966522
• Artikelnr.: 38219943

Autorenporträt

THE EDITOR Duane Brown is professor of education at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He is the author or coauthor of twenty-four books and one hundred research studies, articles, and book chapters. He was the editor of the journal Counselor Education and Supervision and has served on editorial boards of three other journals. Brown has consulted widely for businesses, governmental agencies, and educational agencies and is a former president of the National Career Development Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
About the Authors.
Part One: Introduction and Cases.
* Introduction to Theories of Career Development and Choice: Origins,
Evolution, and Current Efforts (Duane Brown).
* Case Studies (Duane Brown).
Part Two: Sociological Perspective.
* Career Choice and Development from a Sociological Perspective (Monica
Kirkpatrick Johnson, Jeylan T. Mortimer).
Part Three: Developmental and Postmodern Theories.
* Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription, Compromise, and Self-Creation
(Linda S. Gottfredson).
* Career Construction: A Developmental Theory of Vocational Behavior (Mark
L. Savickas).
* A Contextualist Explanation of Career (Richard A. Young, Ladislav Valach,
Audrey Collin).
Part Four: Career Development Theories Anchored in Learning Theory.
* Social Cognitive Career Theory (Robert W. Lent, Steven D. Brown, Gail
Hackett).
* 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
* Holland's Theory of Personalities in Work Environments (Arnold R.
Spokane, Erik J. Luchetta, Matthew H. Richwine).
* Person-Environment-Correspondence Theory (Rene V. Dawis).
* The Role of Work Values and Cultural Values in Occupational Choice,
Satisfaction, and Success: A Theoretical Statement (Duane Brown).
* Status of Theories of Career Choice and Development (Duane Brown).
Name Index.
Subject Index.

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Praise for Previous Editions

"Anyone who wants one book that integrates theory, research, andpractice could not make a better choice than Career Choice andDevelopment. Brown and Brooks are to be congratulated for againprompting career development theorists to apply their models to thepractice of career intervention." --ContemporaryPsychology

"This compilation of leading career theories in one concise andcomplete text, with its excellent analysis of the materialspresented, is a unique and useful resource for any practitioner orstudent in the field." --Journal of CollegePlacement

"Well written and easy to read. Experienced professionals andbeginning counselors in training will appreciate this effort. Theyhave assembled an impressive collection of authors to introduce thereader to the various theories of career development."--Personnel Psychology

"Career Choice and Development is a hardworking book; itpresents both the latest version of major theorists' ideas and goesthe extra mile to indicate how each translates their ideas intopractice." --Training News Magazine

"This book is designed as a primary reference and successfullybrings together the most current ideas and research previouslyfound scattered throughout the literature. The ideas of majortheorists are presented side-by-side in similar format for easycomparison." --AACD Guidepost