Career theory and practice : learning through case studies /
Jane L. Swanson.
- Third edition.
- Los Angeles : SAGE, c2015.
- xx, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I Fundamentals -- Career counseling: an overview -- Cultural contexts and career counseling -- Testing and assessment -- The delivery of culturally responsive career counseling -- Part II Theories -- Holland's theory of vocational personalities and work environments -- The theory of work adjustment -- Super's developmental theory -- Gottfreson's theory of circumscription and compromise -- Social cognitive career theory -- Emerging theoretical approaches: 21st-century views of work -- Part III Applications -- Ethics and professional issues of integrating career development in different settings -- Information about the world of work -- The intersection of career and noncareer issues -- Summary and integration.
"Designed to help readers apply career development theories to their work in the field, Career Theory and Practice: Learning Through Case Studies links major career development and choice theories to a fictional case client. Authors Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad use this case-study approach throughout the book to provide an integrative thread that illustrates similarities and differences among the features theories."--Back cover
9781452256696 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014007565
Career development--Case studies Vocational guidance--Case studies