A critical reflection on career development
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Article Title | A critical reflection on career development |
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ERA Journal ID | 20818 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McIlveen, Peter (Author) and Patton, Wendy (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance |
Journal Citation | 6 (1), pp. 15-27 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2006 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
ISSN | 1023-8921 |
1573-1782 | |
1873-0388 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-006-0005-1 |
Web Address (URL) | http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s10775-006-0005-1 |
Abstract | The science and professional practices of vocational psychology and career development are brought into question via a critical polemic informed by the work of Foucault, with a particular focus on the application of theory and techniques of objective assessment and psychometrics. It is asserted that the scientific and professional discourse and constructs of traditional approaches to career development have been reified. The context of this discourse is discussed with respect to the risk that career development scientists and practitioners have become unwitting or complicit instruments of a broader economic and political discourse. Their alignment with the client is ultimately questioned. |
Keywords | vocational psychology; career development; Foucault; objective assessment; psychometrics |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified | |
390404. Educational counselling | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Careers and Employment |
Queensland University of Technology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xv4v/a-critical-reflection-on-career-development
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