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Children's Career Development: Metaphorical Images of Theory, Research, and Practice
Author(s) -
Watson Mark,
McMahon Mary
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.tb00167.x
Subject(s) - contextualization , status quo , summative assessment , career development , field (mathematics) , development theory , engineering ethics , pedagogy , developmental stage theories , psychology , sociology , formative assessment , political science , computer science , developmental psychology , engineering , mathematics , law , pure mathematics , interpretation (philosophy) , market economy , economics , programming language
This summative article discusses 5 invited contributions on children's career development. The authors of these articles were asked to consider the status quo of children's career development, issues facing this field, and future directions. Several emergent themes focused on theory, research, and practice and their interactive potential in children's career development. Suggestions for future direction in the study of children's career development include the need for greater contextualization and interdisciplinary collaboration, the revision and innovation of theory, and the need for organizing frameworks for theory, research, and practice.