Handbook of career development : international perspectives / Gideon Arulmani, Anuradha J. Bakshi, Frederick T.L. Leong, A.G. Watts, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. The manifestation of career : introduction and overview / Gideon Arulmani, . . . [et al.] -- Part I. New directions in theoretical perspectives for career development and guidance -- ch. 2. New trends in theory development in career psychology / Mary McMahon -- ch. 3. Context-resonant systems perspectives in career theory / Mary McMahon, Mark Watson, and Wendy Patton -- ch. 4.Life span theory and career theories : rapprochement or estrangement? / Anuradha J. Bakshi -- ch. 5. Indigenous models of career development and vocational psychology / Frederick T.L. Leong and Marina Pearce -- ch. 6.The cultural preparation process model and career development / Gideon Arulmani -- ch. 7. Mahatma Gandhi's ideas for work, career, and life / V.R. Devika and Gideon Arulmani -- Part II. The person in contexts across the life span -- ch. 8.Personality and self : multiple frames of reference for career service professionals / Anuradha J. Bakshi -- ch. 9. Parental influences on youth's career construction / Salvatore Soresi, . . . [et al.] -- ch. 10. The interface between positive youth development and youth career development : new avenues for career guidance practice / Anuradha J. Bakshi and Jahnvee Joshi -- ch. 11. Mid-career progression and development : the role for career guidance and counseling / Jenny Bimrose and Alan Brown -- Part III. Boom, bust, and suitability : effective career preparation in a volatile labor market -- ch. 12. Understanding the labor market : implications for career counseling / Sachin Kumar and Gideon Arulmani -- ch. 13. Labor market and career development in the 21st century / Stelina Chatzichristou and Gideon Arulmani -- ch. 14. Career advice and guidance in a world where vocational skills matter / Heidi Agbenyo and Kathleen Collett -- ch. 15. Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and career guidance : the interface / Helmut Zelloth -- ch. 16. Second career : an eventual need in today's world / Archana Jain -- Part IV. Making our careers green : work, environmental sustainability, and social justice -- ch. 17. Green guidance / Peter Plant-- ch. 18. Career guidance for social justice in neoliberal times / Ronald G. Sultana -- ch. 19. Educational inequality and social justice : challenges for career guidance / Walter Müller -- ch. 20. Career guidance and counseling in the context of unemployment and vulnerability : a case study of South Africa / Pundy Pillay, Rènette du Toit, and Marina Mayer -- ch. 21.Tensions in livelihoods : a rural perspective / Kartik Kalyanram, Radha Gopalan, and Kamakshi Kartik-- ch. 22. Traditional occupations in a modern world : career guidance, livelihood planning, and crafts in the context of globalization / Anita Ratnam.

Part V. Career services : new directions for practice -- ch. 23. Telling tales : do narrative approaches for career counseling count? / Hazel Reid and Linden West -- ch. 24. Mind the twist in the tale : the story as a channel for culture-resonant career counseling / Kamini Ramachandran and Gideon Arulmani -- ch. 25. Enabling culturally sensitive career counseling through critically reflective practice : the role of reflective diaries in personal and professional development / Barbara Bassot -- ch. 26. Online careers work : colonist or inhabitant? / Bill Law -- ch. 27. Career helplines : a resource for career development / Oatrucua Flederman and A.G. Watts -- Part VI. Innovations in career counseling : services for special groups -- ch. 28. Special educational needs, social cognitive environments, and preparing for the world of work / Sonali Nag -- ch. 29. "I don't want to make candles!" Supporting the career development needs of those recovering from mental llnesses / Gideon Arulmani and Srinivasa Murthy -- ch. 30. Career counseling among indigenous peoples / Glenn C. Kharkongor and Sandra Albert -- ch. 31. Older women's retrospective narratives of their work and learning pathways / Jenny Bimrose, Mary McMahon and Mark Watson -- ch. 32. The immigrant, expatriate, and repatriate experience : how career professionals can smooth the way? / Roberta A. Neault -- ch. 33. Should I stay or should I go home? Career guidance with international students / Nancy Arthur and Sarah Nunes -- Part VII. Career services : new directions for assessment and evaluation -- ch. 34. Assessment of interest and aptitude : a methodologically integrated approach / Gideon Arulmani -- ch. 35. Making meaning of quantitative assessment in career counseling through a storytelling approach / Mark Watson and Mary McMahon -- ch. 36. The assessment of quality of working life in career guidance and counseling / Simon Easton and Darren Van Laar -- ch. 37. Evaluation of the quality of career guidance centers / Nirmala Almeida, Aziel Marques, and Gideon Arulmani -- ch. 38. Demonstrating the impact of career guidance / Bryan Hiebert, Karen Schober, and Lester Oakes -- Part VIII. Career services : new directions for counselor training, competencies, and standards -- ch. 39. Career counselor competencies and standards : differences and similarities across countries / Bryan Hiebert and Roberta Neault -- ch. 40. Orienting educators to contemporary ideas for career counseling : an illustrative example / William Borgen and Bryan Hiebert -- ch. 41. Training career practitioners : opportunities and challenges / Spencer G. Niles.