Contemporary Theories of Career Development

Contemporary Theories of Career Development brings together the contributions of theorists from around the globe, whose work represents cutting-edge international approaches to career development theory.

Nancy Arthur is a Professor in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada. Mary McMahon is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, The University of Queensland, Australia.

Part I: Career Development Theory: History, Challenges, and Practical Applications; Chapter 1: Career Development Theory: Origins and History; Chapter 2: The Reciprocal Relationship of Career Theory and Practice; Chapter 3: Stasis and Change: The Paradox in Theories of Career Development; Part II: Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives; Chapter 4: Social Cognitive Career Theory: Empirical Evidence and Cross-Cultural Applications; Chapter 5: Cognitive Information Processing Theory: Applications of an Empirically-Based Theory and Interventions to Diverse Populations; Chapter 6: Contextual Action Theory: Concepts, Processes, and Examples; Chapter 7: Career Construction for Life Design: Practice and Theory; Chapter 8: The Systems Theory Framework of Career Development: Accommodating Context, Complexity and Culture; Chapter 9: The Living Systems Theory of Vocational Behaviour and Development; Chapter 10: Careers as Fractal Patterns: The Chaos Theory of Careers Perspective; Chapter 11: The Psychology of Working Theory: A Transformative Perspective for a Challenging Era; Chapter 12: Choice or Constraint? Sociological Career Theory; Chapter 13: Career Development Theory and Practice: A Culture-Infused Perspective; Chapter 14: The Cultural Preparedness Framework: Equilibrium and its Alteration; Chapter 15: Career Development: Insights from Organization Theory; Chapter 16: Counseling/Psychotherapy: A Vocational Perspective for Psychotherapy; Part III: Implications for Theory and Practice: Moving the Field Forward; Chapter 17: Contemporary Career Development Theories: Expanding International Perspectives