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Multipotentiality, Giftedness, and Career Choice: A Review
Author(s) -
Rysiew Kathy J.,
Shore Bruce M.,
Leeb Rebecca T.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1999.tb02469.x
Subject(s) - career pathways , psychology , phenomenon , medicine , epistemology , medical education , philosophy
The giftedness and career‐choice literatures have traditionally spoken in different terms about the same phenomenon , multipotentiality. Multipotentialed individuals have numerous and diverse abilities and interests. Appropriate interventions are necessary to help them cope successfully with the abundance of career choices available to them. This review links the giftedness and career‐choice literatures through a discussion of the concept of multipotentiality and explores ensuing practical implications and challenges to the overall idea .