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The philosophy underlying this book is that it is necessary to plan a career in teaching if it is to be successful: good fortune plays its part, but teachers can and should plan in order to take advantage of opportunities as they come along. This authoritative and reassuring guide has been fully ...

The philosophy underlying this book is that it is necessary to plan a career in teaching if it is to be successful: good fortune plays its part, but teachers can and should plan in order to take advantage of opportunities as they come along. This authoritative and reassuring guide has been fully revised and re-written and will help all teachers gain a clear idea of what they get from teaching, to know their objectives, to recognize opportunities and to seize them. Written for all teachers, it gives examples for those at different stages of their careers and shows how to plan for each stage of development and how to take control of a teaching career. Contents include: Career Planning; Job search, including using the Web; Applying for posts; Preparing a CV; Getting an interview; The interview; Development strategies; Alternative routes into teaching.

The body of knowledge to be mastered in a technical or professional education leaves little or no time for the acquisition of skills that cut across disciplinary boundaries. Used in all fields, these interdisciplinary skills are vital to the careers of many managers and professionals. Among them are ...

The body of knowledge to be mastered in a technical or professional education leaves little or no time for the acquisition of skills that cut across disciplinary boundaries. Used in all fields, these interdisciplinary skills are vital to the careers of many managers and professionals. Among them are interviewing, writing, public speaking, interpersonal relations, computer use, information search design, and development of lifetime learning skills. Hambrick's purposes are to increase the awareness of the need for these skills among professionals and to suggest ideas about how those skills may be acquired, further developed, and honed.

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 ...

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