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Career Adaptability in Childhood
Author(s) -
Hartung Paul J.,
Porfeli Erik J.,
Vondracek Fred W.
Publication year - 2008
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.2161-0045.2008.tb00166.x
Subject(s) - adaptability , vocational education , construct (python library) , career development , psychology , developmental stage theories , life span , human development (humanity) , social change , child development , engineering ethics , pedagogy , developmental psychology , management , computer science , engineering , political science , medicine , gerontology , law , economics , programming language
Childhood marks the dawn of vocational development, involving developmental tasks, transitions, and change. Children must acquire the rudiments of career adaptability to envision a future, make educational and vocational decisions, explore self and occupations, and problem solve. The authors situate child vocational development within human life span and life course development paradigms and career development theory. They then consider the theoretical origins of career adaptability and examine it as a critical construct for construing vocational development. Two models derived from career construction theory offer guides for research and counseling practice designed to foster development through work and other social roles.