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Career Decision Making » Read Now
by W. Bruce Walsh, Samuel H. Osipow. 278 pgs.

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...Chapter 4 Advances in Career-Planning Systems Karen M. Taylor...184 Curricular Career Planning Systems 205...dimensions containing indexes of career planning, career...
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Career Choice and Development » Read Now
by Duane Brown. 535 pgs.

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Praise for Previous Editions"Anyone who wants one book that integrates theory, research, and practice could not make a better choice than Career Choice and Development. Brown and Brooks are to be congratulated for again prompting career development theorists to apply their models to the practice of...
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Praise for Previous Editions"Anyone who wants one book that integrates theory, research, and practice could not make a better choice than Career Choice and Development. Brown and Brooks are to be congratulated for again prompting career development theorists to apply their models to the practice of career intervention." _Contemporary Psychology"This compilation of leading career theories in one concise and complete text, with its excellent analysis of the materials presented, is a unique and useful resource for any practitioner or student in the field." _Journal of College Placement"Well written and easy to read. Experienced professionals and beginning counselors in training will appreciate this effort. They have assembled an impressive collection of authors to introduce the reader to the various theories of career development." _Personnel Psychology"Career Choice and Development is a hardworking book; it presents both the latest version of major theorists' ideas and goes the extra mile to indicate how each translates their ideas into practice." _Training News Magazine"This book is designed as a primary reference and successfully brings together the most current ideas and research previously found scattered throughout the literature. The ideas of major theorists are presented side-by-side in similar format for easy comparison." _AACD Guidepost
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Computer-Assisted Career Decision Making: The Guide in the Machine » Read Now
by Martin R. Katz. 296 pgs.

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...about 1970 for career guidance and planning systems, they...and models of career guidance. It describes...occupation, and planning for action. It...less long-range...
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Women's Careers: Pathways and Pitfalls » Read Now
by Suzanna Rose, Laurie Larwood. 226 pgs.

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Women's Careers explores contexts and strategies that advance or hinder women's career development. It brings readers up-to-date on the intersection of the cross-disciplinary fields of career development, women's studies, and human resources. The applied focus and broad range of topics covered will...
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Women's Careers explores contexts and strategies that advance or hinder women's career development. It brings readers up-to-date on the intersection of the cross-disciplinary fields of career development, women's studies, and human resources. The applied focus and broad range of topics covered will appeal to scholars and professionals in these fields. Women's Careers examines four key topic areas: an introduction to current issues and research; planning and preparation, including insights into topics such as mentors' roles, cultural differences, women and leadership, and career versus family conflicts; challenges in the work environment for women entrepreneurs and supervisors; and affirmative action and sexual harassment.
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Handbook of Vocational Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice (Chap. Six "Research in Career Assessment: Abilities, Interests, Decision Making, and Career Development") » Read Now
by W. Bruce Walsh, Samuel H. Osipow. 463 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...steps up a ladder. Career moves are likely to be lateral rather than vertical. Career planning may be reduced to small, reactive steps, and individual career planning...
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Contemporary Career Development Issues » Read Now
by Robert F. Morrison, Jerome Adams. 178 pgs.

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...support employee and student career planning in corporations and high schools...management and individual career planning perspectives are included to...integrating career...
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Handbook for the College and University Career Center » Read Now
by Edwin L. Herr, Jack R. Rayman, Jeffrey W. Garis. 337 pgs.

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This professional reference provides a comprehensive historical, theoretical, and practical overview of career centers in colleges and universities. The authors trace the evolution of the delivery of college career services and they review various career center models. They provide information and...
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This professional reference provides a comprehensive historical, theoretical, and practical overview of career centers in colleges and universities. The authors trace the evolution of the delivery of college career services and they review various career center models. They provide information and strategies that are necessary for the planning, organization, staffing, funding, and management of a college career center. They review a range of services that may be provided by such centers, including counseling, assessment, computer-based guidance systems, programming, career information, and placement. While the focus of the book is on practicality, the authors consistently demonstrate how theory should guide practice. Included are examples of forms, policies, and strategies that have proven to be effective, along with extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter.
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Methodological Approaches to the Study of Career » Read Now
by Richard A. Young, William A. Borgen. 267 pgs.

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This volume addresses a wide range of methodological approaches to the study of career with particular emphasis on alternative approaches. The contributors challenge those who see the traditional positivist empirical methodology as the only appropriate methodology with which to address important...
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This volume addresses a wide range of methodological approaches to the study of career with particular emphasis on alternative approaches. The contributors challenge those who see the traditional positivist empirical methodology as the only appropriate methodology with which to address important career questions and issues, arguing instead that the subject of career can best be studied within a number of disciplines, and using a variety of methodologies. Among the alternative methodologies explored are those based on contextual/systems research, human action inquiry, and phenomenological/hermeneutical research.
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International Jobs: Where They Are, How to Get Them » Read Now
by Eric Kocher, Nina Segal. 322 pgs.

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From teaching English to analyzing intelligence for the federal government, the International field offers a broad spectrum of exciting job opportunities. For over twenty years, International Jobs has been the authoritative guide for researching and launching an international career. In this newly...
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From teaching English to analyzing intelligence for the federal government, the International field offers a broad spectrum of exciting job opportunities. For over twenty years, International Jobs has been the authoritative guide for researching and launching an international career. In this newly revised sixth edition, veteran career counselor Nina Segal updates Eric Kocher's classic reference, providing all the tools necessary for understanding the complex international job market and finding the right employment options. With the tried and true component of previous editions--practical resume and interviewing advice, market analysis, and insightful "day-in-the-life" stories--as well as substantially increased Web resources, International Jobs is the essential comprehensive reference for students and established professionals alike who want a career in the globals marketplace.
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Reason, Intuition, and Social Justice: Elaborating on Parsons's Career Decision-Making Model, in Journal of Counseling and Development » Read Now
by Paul J. Hartung, David L. Blustein. 7 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...social justice: elaborating on Parsonss career decision-making model. by Paul...Frank Parsons, a "Renaissance man" whose career path actually transcended multiple...
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Role Model Influence on the Career Decidedness of College Students, in College Student Journal » Read Now
by Kristin M. Perrone, Gina Zanardelli, Everett L. Worthington Jr., Judy M. Chartrand. 4 pgs.

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...Role model influence on the career decidedness of college students...examine role-model influence on the career decidedness of college students within...context of the...
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Putting More Life into Life Career Courses: The Benefits of a Holistic Wellness Model, in Journal of College Counseling » Read Now
by Sondra L. Smith, Jane E. Myers, Laura G. Hensley. 6 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...are designed to improve the career-planning abilities of undergraduate students...2000; Osborne Usher, 1994). Career planning is inseparable from students...Schultheiss...
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Effects of High School Course-Taking and Other Variables on Choice of Science and Mathematics College Majors, in Journal of Counseling and Development » Read Now
by Jerry Trusty. 11 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...information for counselors, educators, and parents. Results should also have implications for career development theory. All theories of career development and career...
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Expanding Academic and Career Self-Efficacy: A Family Systems Framework, in Journal of Counseling and Development » Read Now
by Alex S. Hall. 7 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...some of the individual, interpersonal, and systemic reasons for a persons not advancing in his or her academic and career planning. From this model, we learn that family...
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An Investigation of Career Decidedness in Relation to "Big Five" Personality Constructs and Life Satisfaction, in College Student Journal » Read Now
by John W. Lounsbury, Holly E. Tatum, Wendy Chambers, Kim S. Owens, Lucy W. Gibson. 6 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...career decidedness, as well as career planning and future research directions...are more willing to engage in career planning, more likely to trust information...advice...
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The Journey through College of Seven Gifted Females: Influences on Their Career Related Decisions, in Roeper Review » Read Now
by Dale F. Grant, Dorothy A. Battle, Sennove J. Heggoy. 10 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...influenced by factors such as: planning for the future; career exploration; information about...life style aspirations, a career planning factor that addresses...