The Future of Career

A comprehensive analysis of career theory and practice, reviewing the past and considering the future.

Audrey Collin (Edited by), Richard A. Young (Edited by)

9780521649650, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 10 August 2000

336 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.45 kg

The fragmented nature of modern working life is leading to fundamental changes in our understanding of the term 'career'. Few people now expect to have a lifetime of continuous employment, regardless of their qualifications or the sector they work in. This book presents a kaleidoscopic view of the concept of career, reviewing its past and considering its future. International specialists in psychology, sociology, counselling, education and human resource management offer a multi-layered examination of career theories and practice, identifying the major changes taking place in the world of work that are challenging and extending the meaning of the word career. The overall aim is to redefine it in ways that are relevant to the newly emerging network society of the 21st century. The chapters are wide-ranging, exploring topics such as the changing contexts of career, individual career experiences, women's careers, multicultural issues, and implications for practice and policy-making.

Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: framing the future of career Audrey Collin and Richard A. Young
Part I. Changing Contexts: 2. 'Fracture lines' in the career environment Julie A. Storey
3. Some contributions of sociology to the understanding of career Marie-France Maranda and Yvan Comeau
4. Renovating the psychology of careers for the 21st century Mark L. Savickas
5. Changing career: the role of values Wendy Patton
6. dancing to the music of time Audrey Collin
Part II. New Perspectives: 7. The future of boundaryless careers Suellen M. Littleton, Michael B. Arthur and Denise M. Rousseau
8. Career development in a changing context of the second part of working life Danielle Riverin-Simard
9. The future of women's careers Heather Höpfl and Pat Hornby
10. Career of slide? Managing on the threshold of sense Damian O'Doherty and Ian Roberts
11. Epic and novel: the rhetoric of career Audrey Collin
Part III. New Directions for Theory, Practice and Policy: 12. Reconceptualising career theory and research: an action-theoretical perspective Richard A. Young and Ladislav Valach
13. A new perspective for counsellors: from career ideologies to empowerment through work and relationship practices Mary Sue Richardson
14. Adapting to the changing multicultural context of career Frederick T. L. Leong and Paul J. Hartung
15. Managing careers in organisations Mike Doyle
16. Learning for work: global causes, national standards, human relevance Bill Law
17. The new career and public policy A. G. Watts
18. The future of career Audrey Collin and Richard A. Young
Author index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Sociology: work & labour [JHBL]