Methodological approaches to the study of career
In the third section, the contributors use a range of methodologies to address appropriate topics in the career field, including the impact of parental influence on career choice, the problem of unemployment, midlife career change, and women's career development.
267 p. ; 25 cm
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Introduction by Richard A. Young and William A. BorgenIssues in Career Research by Edwin L. HerrMethodological ApproachesSupplementing Differential Research in Vocational Psychology Using Nontraditional Methods by Arnold R. SpokaneA Developmental-Contextual Approach to Career Development Research by Fred W. VondracekBiographical-Hermeneutical Approaches to the Study of Career Development by Charles BujoldNarrative as a Paradigm for Career Research by Larry R. CochranAction Theory Approaches to Career Research by Donald R. PolkinghorneA Theory of Goal-directed Action in Career Analysis by Ladislav ValachField Research and Career Education by Donald FisherCareer Research StudiesParental Influences on Career Development: A Research Perspective by Richard A. Young and John D. FriesenHelp Seeking and Coping with Unemployment by Thomas KieselbachNew Challenges for Career Development: Methodological Implications by William A. Borgen and Norman E. AmundsonMid-life Career Change Research by Audrey CollinThe Politics of Methodological Decisions: How Social Policy and Feminism Affect the Study of Careers by Jane GaskellA Structural Model Approach to Occupational Stress Theory and Women's Careers by Bonita C. Long and Sharon E. KahnSelected BibliographyName IndexSubject Index