Career Psychology: In the South African Context by M.B. Watson, G.B. Stead

ISBN: 9780627026294

Van Schaik Publishers, January 2006

201 pages, Paperback

Looking at state-of-the-art theories and research in career psychology and career education in the South African and international contexts, this publication has been designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as career practitioners, psychologists, educationists and teacher-counsellors. This publication examines both historical and state-of-the-art career practices in career psychology, provides descriptive and critical analyses of career theories and current thought on career development, gives a South African perspective on the process of career choice, focuses on career counselling in this country and suggests what overseas practice and research may be appropriate locally, discusses career education, career information and the indigenisation of career psychology, and suggests which aspects of career research need to be conducted in South Africa, and adds to the first edition by including chapters on organisational psychology, general systems theory, and the career psychology of women.