Career development as a partner in nation building Australia : origins, history, and foundations for the future / by Wendy Patton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patton, Wendy, 1957- author.

Series:

Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Zeitgeschichte, Reihe B: Forschungen; volume126.

Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Zeitgeschichte, Reihe B: Forschungen; volume126

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development--Australia.

Career development.

Career education--Australia.

Career education.

Vocational guidance--Australia.

Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston : Brill | Sense, 2019.

Summary:

Despite examples of vocational guidance practice being evident in Australia since the mid-1800s, there remains a spasmodic and patchwork approach to practice across the country. For decades it is a field which has been paradoxically boosted and challenged by changing economic and political agendas. Repeated international, national and State reviews emphasise the vital nature of a systemic national approach to career development, however authors repeatedly lament the lack of a sustained focus on career activity as a major national priority. There is no broad comprehensive historical reckoning of the history of career development theory and practice in Australia since this early period. Career development theory and practice in Australia has been forged in partnership with developments in an international context. In documenting the shared history with other countries, the author significantly adds to the body of knowledge on career development as a field in Australia and internationally. The book provides new understandings about the historical development of this field of knowledge, and in particular the challenging and cyclical nature of its policy history.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

About the Author

Career Development in Australia

Vocational Guidance

Career Education

Career Assessment and Career Information

Career Counselling

Career Development in Post-School Settings

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back…

Development of a Profession

Contributions to Australia and the International Field

Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est la Même Chose

Back Matter

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-41045-7

OCLC:

1109169181

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004410459 DOI