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Understanding Careers
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In the hotly anticipated second edition of Understanding Careers, Kerr Inkson has teamed up with Nicky Dries and John Arnold to take readers on a fascinating journey through the field of Career Studies.
- Interdisciplinary - the text brings together and critiques a range of perspectives, allowing for a broader and more holistic understanding of the field.
- Theory and practice - comprehensive coverage of all the key theories and cutting edge research is related to the real world through over 50 cases studies. A new 'Careers in Practice' section contains chapters devoted to self-development, career counselling, and organizational practices.
- International perspective - contains examples, cases, research, references and statistics from a range of countries.
- Use of metaphor - the text is structured around commonly used metaphors for careers, helping students relate to the ideas presented and providing a framework for analysis and comparison.
Ideal reading for students considering their own career and personal development, as well as those studying career development, career guidance or human resource management within a psychology, education, counselling or business degree.
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- ISBN-13: 9781446282922
- ISBN-10: 1446282929
- Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
- Publish Date: December 2014
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
- Page Count: 432
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