Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work

697 Pages·2004·7.23 MB·english

by  Steven D. Brown

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AREER
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EVELOPMENT
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OUNSELING
Putting Theory and
Research to Work
edited by
STEVEN D. BROWN
ROBERT W. LENT
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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C
AREER
D
EVELOPMENT
AND
C
OUNSELING
Putting Theory and
Research to Work
edited by
STEVEN D. BROWN
ROBERT W. LENT
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Career development and counseling : putting theory and research to work / edited by
Steven D. Brown and Robert W. Lent.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-471-28880-2 (cloth)
1. Career development. 2. Vocational guidance. 3. Counseling. I. Brown, Steven D.
(Steven Douglas), 1947– II. Lent, Robert W. (Robert William), 1953–
HF5381.C265373 2005
331.702—dc22
2004042226
Printed in the United States of America.
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This book is dedicated to the memories of Edward Bordin,
Lloyd Lofquist, Frank Parsons, Anne Roe, E. K. Strong,
Donald Super, and all the pioneers who paved the way for the
science and profession of career development and counseling.
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Contents
Preface ix
Contributors xiii
SECTIONONE MAJORTHEORIESOFCAREERDEVELOPMENT, CHOICE,
ANDADJUSTMENT
1. The Minnesota Theory of Work Adjustment 3
René V. Dawis
2. Holland’s Theory of Vocational Personalities in Work Environments 24
Arnold R. Spokane and Maria Cristina Cruza-Guet
3. The Theory and Practice of Career Construction 42
Mark L. Savickas
4. Applying Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription and
Compromise in Career Guidance and Counseling 71
Linda S. Gottfredson
5. A Social Cognitive View of Career Development and Counseling 101
Robert W. Lent
SECTIONTWO INFORMATIVERESEARCH
6. Occupational Aspirations: Constructs, Meanings, and Application 131
Jay W. Rojewski
7. Job Search Success: A Review and Integration of the Predictors,
Behaviors, and Outcomes 155
Alan M. Saks
8. Theories and Research on Job Satisfaction 180
Barbara A. Fritzsche and Tiffany J. Parrish
9. Work Performance and Careers 203
Joyce E. A. Russell
10. Career Development in Context: Research with People of Color 225
Roger L. Worthington, Lisa Y. Flores, and Rachel L. Navarro
11. Women’s Career Development 253
Nancy E. Betz
SECTIONTHREE ASSESSMENTANDOCCUPATIONALINFORMATION
12. Assessment of Interests 281
Jo-Ida C. Hansen
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