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International Handbook of Career Guidance Paperback - 2021

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Author: James A. Athanasou
ISBN: 9783030251550

by James A. Athanasou (Editor); Harsha N. Perera (Editor)

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From the publisher

The International Handbook of Career Guidance represents a project of inter- tional professional cooperation. It is intended as a catalyst for reform and was designed to support the development of career guidance in the years to come. Working for over four years from Belgium and Australia we had the privilege to collaborate with over 50 colleagues throughout the world to produce this Handbook. In every instance we selected key researchers who have an established reputation in the field of career development. They agreed to be involved and we are grateful for their support in this major effort. In this handbook we have tried to bring together a collection that summarises the diverse aspects of career guidance. It is a synthesis of the domain of career and vo- tional guidance firstly for an international readership and secondly it is designed to act as a reference for academics, researchers and professionals in the expanding field of career development. For this reason the Handbook includes coverage of the ba- ground and history of guidance right through to poignant issues relating to careers in the modern world of work. Policy issues relating to the provision of careers services as well as professional issues relating to career education, career counselling, career assessment, program evaluation and research methodologies are covered.

From the rear cover

This second edition of the International Handbook of Career Guidance presents the outcomes of an international collaborative project. It is intended as a catalyst for reform and was designed to support the development of career guidance in the years to come.

In the course of three years, we editors had the privilege to work with over 70 colleagues throughout the world to produce this Handbook. Gathering a collection of papers reflecting diverse aspects of career guidance, it provides an overview of the career and vocational guidance domain for an international readership, while also offering an essential reference guide for researchers and professionals in the expanding field of career development.

Accordingly, the Handbook includes coverage of the background and history of guidance, as well as highly topical issues concerning the psychology of working, career as calling, constructivism and careers in the modern world of work. Policy issues relating to the provision of career services, as well as professional issues in connection with career education, career counselling, career assessment, program evaluation and research methodologies are also addressed.

Details

Title International Handbook of Career Guidance
Author James A. Athanasou (Editor); Harsha N. Perera (Editor)
Binding Paperback
Pages 851
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Springer
Date 2021-07-10
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated
ISBN 9783030251550 / 3030251551
Weight 2.69 lbs (1.22 kg)
Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.76 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 4.47 cm)
Dewey Decimal Code 370.113

About the author

James Athanasou is a psychologist and in private practice since the 1980s. He specialises only in medico-legal vocational assessment following personal injury and is cited in more than 14 reported judgements in the AustLii. He is also an Associate Professor (0.4) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney, where he lectures in Applied Vocational Rehabilitation, Biopsychosocial Aspects of Disability and co-ordinates the Dissertation program. He is retiring in December 2018 but will continue in private practice and research on vocational interests and the return to work following accident or injury. He is an honorary professor in the Australian Collaboratory for Career Employability & Learning for Living at the University of Southern Queensland and a pro bono lecturer at the University of the Congo 'Agios Athanasios the Athonite'. He is the author of more than 10 books in education, rehabilitation and psychology and was previously editor of the Australian Journal of Career Development.

Dr. Harsha N. Perera, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he leads the Educational and Career Pathways Lab. His research centres on the social-cognitive-based motivational processes involved in educational choice and achievement. In addition, he has interests and expertise in advanced latent variable modelling methods, including latent variable approaches to validity assessment. Dr Perera serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, School Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Career Assessment, Frontiers in Psychology, Australian Journal of Career Development, and the International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance.