Career Assessment

Abstract

ScopeRecent developments in the literature on career have begun to reflect a greater global reach and acknowledgement of an international/ global understanding of career. These developments have demanded a more inclusive understanding of career as it is experienced by individuals around the world. Related issues within the career literature include the relationships within the career theory literature, or theory integration and convergence, and between theory and practice. The influence of constructivism is another influence which is receiving sustained attention within the field.The series will be cutting edge in focusing on each of these areas, and will be truly global in its authorship and application. The primary focus of the series is the theory-practice nexus.

Is self-reflection dangerous? Preventing rumination in career learning

“…In order to survive socially and economically, the individual was forced to demonstrate more and more self-direction (e.g. agency) based on a coherent career story (Maree & Di Fabio, 2015;McMahon & Watson, 2015). And because one's story could (and can) no longer be derived from the wisdom of established narratives, an individual must select, synthesize, and ultimately construct one's story from a much wider range of prescribed and imagined stories, where one's own experiences also become part of the tale.…”