ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Career Studies is an in-depth reference for researchers, students, and practitioners looking for a comprehensive overview of the state of the art of career studies. Split into five parts, the volume looks at major areas of research within career studies and reflects on the latest developments in the areas of theory, empirical studies, and methodology.
The book's five parts cover (1) major theoretical and methodological debates and approaches to studying careers; (2) careers as dynamic, ongoing processes covering such issues as time, shaping careers, career outcomes and patterns, and the forces shaping careers; (3) the local, national, and global context of careers, (4) implementing career research to design practical interventions in areas such as education, counseling, and national policy; and (5) a commentary on the current state of career scholarship and its future development as represented in this volume, by founding scholars in the field.
This book will be a sourcebook for scholars studying careers, research students intending to take up the study of careers, and anyone – scholars and practitioners – with an interest not only in understanding careers, the factors shaping them and where they lead, but also in how this understanding might be used in practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Part I|99 pages
Studying careers
chapter 3|17 pages
Bridging micro and macro
chapter 4|17 pages
New horizons
part Part II|164 pages
Developing careers
chapter 10|19 pages
Individual career outcomes
part Part III|55 pages
Contextualizing careers
chapter 17|18 pages
Multilevel career analysis in the film industry and professional service firms
chapter 19|18 pages
From global work experiences to global careers
part Part IV|71 pages
Implementing career research; interventions
part Part V|20 pages
Commentary