Rethinking Careers Education and Guidance: Theory, Policy and Practice

Rethinking Careers Education and Guidancecovers theory, policy and practice in all sectors of careers education and guidance provision. It includes an authoritative and up-to-date review of career theories, plus a new career learning theory. It analyzes the development of careers provision in schools, in further and adult education, in higher education, in work organizations, in the Careers Service, and in other agencies. It examines various aspects of practice, including the interview, careers education, experience-based learning about work, recording achievement and action planning, and the use of computers. It explores ways of supporting development, including staff development, organisation development, and evaluation. Finally, it addresses the role of public policy and socio-political ideology, and analyses the development of guidance systems in other parts of the world.