Mapping Occupations and Interests: A Graphic Aid for Vocational Guidance and Research

Prediger, Dale J.

doi:10.1002/j.2164-585x.1981.tb01072.x

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“…Although her theory that early childhood experience was a determinant of vocational choice was not supported by research, her eight-category classification of occupations and her advocacy for a Things versus People dimension in the work tasks ofoccupations served as a foundation for the later work of Holland (1959) andPrediger (1981).…”

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“…Anne Roe (1956) made a beginning contribution to the development of an organizational system for occupations that is simple enough to use with students and clients as a basis for their occupational exploration. Although her theory that early childhood experience was a determinant of vocational choice was not supported by research, her eight-category classification of occupations and her advocacy for a Things versus People dimension in the work tasks ofoccupations served as a foundation for the later work of Holland (1959) and Prediger (1981).…”

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A Rich Past and a Future Vision

Harris-Bowlsbey

2003

The Career Development Quart

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The National Career Development Association celebrated its 90th birthday at its recent summer conference. During that span of time, there has been significant development of theory, tools, and interventions as well as standards for the preparation of the members of the career development profession. The author reviews those accomplishments and suggests some needed directions for the immediate future.For this special issue, authors have been asked to review the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities in the career counseling profession and, based on these, to make suggestions and predictions for the next decade. I approach this task by examining the profession in four areas: its theoretical base, its tools, its methods ofintervention, and the preparation ofits members. In each section, I summarize my view ofthat category as well as offer suggestions for the next decade. Although I am aware that public policy and legislation are also critical factors, I leave this domain to other authors who have greater expertise in that area. Theoretical BaseThe career counseling field has a rich theoretical base. Parsons (1909) laid a foundation for career counseling work by stressing the critical relationship between the characteristics of individuals and occupational choices. His pioneering work led to the trait-and-factor approach that, although not a sufficient intervention in and of itself, is one helpful approach to identifying alternatives.Anne Roe (1956) made a beginning contribution to the development of an organizational system for occupations that is simple enough to use with students and clients as a basis for their occupational exploration. Although her theory that early childhood experience was a determinant of vocational choice was not supported by research, her eight-category classification of occupations and her advocacy for a Things versus People dimension in the work tasks ofoccupations served as a foundation for the later work of Holland (1959) andPrediger (1981).Super appeared as a giant in the field with his 1957 book ThePsychology of Careers. With that book he began to move the field to a much broader perspective-from choosing an occupation to crafting a career, from single decisionsat transitional points to lifelongdevelopment. He contributed many ofthe concepts most precious to the career counseling profession-the centra ity ofself-concept; the definition ofcareer as a combination ofinteracting life roles; the delineation offactors and tasks that constitute career maturity; the importance ofvaluesand their attainment in various liferoles; and finally, the recognition in hisArch ofDeterminants model (Brown & Brooks, 1990)

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Section: Theoretical Basementioning

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Section: Theoretical Basementioning

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A Rich Past and a Future Vision

Harris-Bowlsbey

2003

The Career Development Quart

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“…Einarsdóttir, Rounds, and Su examined archival data of Icelandic occupations and work tasks and found a four-dimensional solution. Using Prediger's (1981) work-task space of people/things and data/ideas to locate Holland's interest structure, they identified two dimensions that included people/things, sex type, and prestige and two dimensions that seemed specific to Icelandic culture. They did not identify a data/ideas dimension.…”

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Practice and Research in Career Counseling and Development—2010

Creager

2011

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“…Direct feedback from my clients has been uniformly positive. I hope other career counselors consider using the procedures mentioned in this article (Miller, 1985;Prediger. 1981b) as well as the method outlined here, and report on the relative effectiveness of each.…”

Section: Final Pointsmentioning

confidence: 99%