The genuine scientist-practitioner in vocational psychology: an autoethnography
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Article Title | The genuine scientist-practitioner in vocational psychology: an autoethnography |
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ERA Journal ID | 6635 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | McIlveen, Peter |
Journal Title | Qualitative Research in Psychology |
Journal Citation | 4 (4), pp. 295-311 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1478-0887 |
1478-0895 | |
Abstract | This paper explores the notion of the scientist-practitioner in vocational psychology. It is suggested that despite the visage of science and technology, the actual practice of vocational psychology and career counselling is a very personal endeavour. The paper uses autoethnography to elucidate the construction of the career assessment and counselling procedure My Career Chapter. It is argued that the genuine creator of the procedure was not the chimerical scientist-practitioner; rather it was a sensitive rural, working-class boy who had transcended strictures of economic class and culture. His transformation inherently effected his doing the science and practice of vocational psychology. The paper suggests that the lamented divide between theory and practice in vocational psychology may be reduced through autoethnographic inquiry, which proffers a personal bridge between the two without diminishing commitment to orthodox forms of psychological science. |
Keywords | autoethnography, scientist-practitioner, career development, career counselling, social-class, My Career Chapter |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Careers and Employment |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y91v/the-genuine-scientist-practitioner-in-vocational-psychology-an-autoethnography
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