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Chance and Careers: Normative Versus Contextual Development
Author(s) -
Cabral Albert C.,
Salomone Paul R.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1990.tb00230.x
Subject(s) - normative , psychology , process (computing) , focus (optics) , control (management) , career development , social psychology , engineering ethics , epistemology , management , computer science , engineering , philosophy , physics , optics , operating system , economics
Although we aspire to understand and control ourselves and our environments, most people will acknowledge the influence of unforeseen events or encounters upon their career decision making. The focus in this article is on the development of persons within various life contexts, the recognition that individuals may prepare themselves to use unexpected opportunities, and the role of counselors in the career decision‐making process.