International Handbook of Career Guidance (Springer International Handbooks of Education)

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Introduction: An International Handbook of Career Guidance....Pages 1-19
Career Guidance in a Global World....Pages 23-44
Social Contexts for Career Guidance Throughout the World....Pages 45-67
Landscape with Travellers: The Context of Careers in Developed Nations....Pages 69-94
Helping People Choose Jobs: A History of the Guidance Profession....Pages 97-113
The Big Five Career Theories....Pages 115-132
Recent Developments in Career Theories: The Influences of Constructivism and Convergence....Pages 133-156
Decision-Making Models and Career Guidance....Pages 157-185
A Constructivist Approach to Ethically Grounded Vocational Development Interventions for Young People....Pages 187-208
Social Contexts for Career Guidance Throughout the World. Developmental-Contextual Perspectives on Career Across the Lifespan....Pages 209-225
Theories in Cross-Cultural Contexts....Pages 227-245
Career Guidance and Counselling in Primary and Secondary Educational Settings....Pages 249-263
On the Shop Floor: Guidance in the Workplace....Pages 265-281
Career Management: Taking Control of the Quality of Work Experiences....Pages 283-301
Qualification Standards for Career Practitioners....Pages 303-323
The Emergence of More Dynamic Counselling Methods....Pages 325-339
Career Guidance and Public Policy....Pages 341-353
Training Career Practitioners in the 21st Century....Pages 355-372
Guidance for Girls and Women....Pages 375-404
Career Guidance for Persons with Disabilities....Pages 405-417
Career Guidance with Immigrants....Pages 419-442
Coping with Work and Family Role Conflict: Career Counselling Considerations for Women....Pages 443-460
Career Guidance for at Risk Young People: Constructing a Way Forward....Pages 461-485
Testing and Assessment in an International Context: Cross-and Multi-Cultural Issues....Pages 489-510
Career Maturity Assessment in an International Context....Pages 511-523
Interest Assessment in an International Context....Pages 525-537
Assessment of Values and Role Salience....Pages 539-564
Cognitive Measurement in Career Guidance....Pages 565-585
Qualitative Career Assessment: A Higher Profile in the 21st Century?....Pages 587-601
Ethical Issues in Testing and Assessment....Pages 603-623
Quantitative Research Synthesis: The Use of Meta-Analysis in Career Guidance and Vocational Psychology....Pages 627-641
Action Theory: An Integrative Paradigm for Research and Evaluation in Career....Pages 643-657
Using Longitudinal Methodology in Career Guidance Research....Pages 659-676
Evaluation of Career Guidance Programs....Pages 677-692
An International and Social Perspective on Career Guidance....Pages 695-709
Back Matter....Pages 711-741