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This book provides cutting edge theory, research and practice for understanding and fostering career exploration and development during childhood, across a wide spectrum of international settings. Divided into five critical sections, each chapter includes relevant research as well as the practical application of concepts, issues and strategies for career interventions with children.
List of contents
1. Telling Stories of Childhood Career Development Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives 2. Theories of Career Development in Childhood and Early Adolescence 3. Childhood: Career Construction’s Opening Act 4. Systems and Relational Perspectives in Understanding Children’s Career Development 5. Supporting the Career Development of Children: The Concepts of Career Choice and Attainment Model 6. Children as storytellers: Constructing identity through story Part 2: Research Perspectives 7. Children’s Career Exploration and Development: Research Overview and Agenda Part 3 Contextual Perspectives 8. The Antecedents of Children’s Aspirations 9. Child Career Development in Family Contexts 10. Child Career Development in Developing World Contexts Part 4 Assessment Perspectives 11. Career Assessment of Children 12. Assessment in Child Career Development Part 5 Facilitating Career Exploration and Development 13. School-Based Approaches Promoting Children’s Career Exploration and Development 14. Targeted Career Exploration and Development Programmes 15. Career Development Learning in Childhood: Theory, research, policy and practice 16.
About the author
Mark Watson is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
Mary McMahon is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Summary
This book provides cutting edge theory, research and practice for understanding and fostering career exploration and development during childhood, across a wide spectrum of international settings. Divided into five critical sections, each chapter includes relevant research as well as the practical application of concepts, issues and strategies for career interventions with children.
