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Career Development from a Systems Perspective: The Systems Theory Framework

In: Handbook of Systems Sciences

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  • Mary McMahon

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Wendy Patton

    (Queensland University of Technology)

Abstract

At its inception in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, career development was viewed as an inherently systemic process. Systems mapping based on the Systems Theory Framework has been used at the microlevel to conceptualize the career development of individuals and at the macrolevel to conceptualize career counseling and career assessment, career education in school systems, and career research. This chapter describes developments across these fields, emphasizing the efficacy of systems mapping in understanding and negotiating the complexity of career development. The authors argue that career development practice founded on systems thinking is more likely to meet client needs.

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  • Mary McMahon & Wendy Patton, 2021. "Career Development from a Systems Perspective: The Systems Theory Framework," Springer Books, in: Gary S. Metcalf & Kyoichi Kijima & Hiroshi Deguchi (ed.), Handbook of Systems Sciences, chapter 49, pages 1405-1424, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-15-0720-5_30
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-0720-5_30
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