The Chaos Theory of Careers: A New Perspective on Working in the Twenty-First CenturyThe Chaos Theory of Careers outlines the application of chaos theory to the field of career development. It draws together and extends the work that the authors have been doing over the last 8 to 10 years. This text represents a new perspective on the nature of career development. It emphasizes the dimensions of careers frequently neglected by contemporary accounts of careers such as the challenges and opportunities of uncertainty, the interconnectedness of current life and the potential for information overload, career wisdom as a response to unplanned change, new approaches to vocational assessment based on emergent thinking, the place of spirituality and the search for meaning and purpose in, with and through work, the integration of being and becoming as dimensions of career development. It will be vital reading for all those working in and studying career development, either at advanced undergraduate or postgraduate level and provides a new and refreshing approach to this fast changing subject. Key themes include: Factors such as complexity, change, and contribution People's aspirations in relation to work and personal fulfilment Contemporary realities of career choice, career development and the working world |
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... Theory of Careers The Chaos Theory of Careers outlines the application of chaos theory to the field of career development . This text represents a new perspective on the nature of career development . It emphasizes the dimensions of ...
... , and an Honorary International Director of the British Columbia Career Development Association. He can be found on his blog about chaos and careers at www.brightandassociates.com.au. Praise for The Chaos Theory of Careers “In their ...
... Theory of Careers “In their customary style, Robert Pryor and Jim Bright engage their readers in an insightful consideration of how we live and how we make sense out of living. In this, the most recent and arguably the most ...
... Careers Complexity, Uncertainty and Career Development Theory The Chaos Theory of Careers: Background and Development The Chaos Theory of Careers: Attractors Chapter 5 The Chaos Theory of Careers: Patterns and Fractals Chapter 6 The Chaos ...
... careers and the interconnections of those careers with the rest of their lives through the formulation of chaos theory . This forms a theoretical basis for understanding and integrating many of the realities of contemporary life and work ...
Contents
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Attractors | |
Patterns and Fractals | |
Research Support | |
Strategies for Chaos Theory Career Counseling and Assessment | |
Counseling and Assessment | |
Meaning Purpose and Spirituality | |
Organizational Development | |
Where Are We Going and Where We Have Been | |
Appendices Bibliography | |
Index | |
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The Chaos Theory of Careers: A New Perspective on Working in the Twenty ... Robert Pryor,Jim Bright No preview available - 2011 |