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Book10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734610.013.0038

Personal Growth Through Career Work

Douglas T. Hall,Mireia Las Heras-2011-08-22-Oxford University Press eBooks
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In this chapter we present the concept of career as one that is well suited to a POS approach, as careers involve human possibilities and lifelong work pursuits. We review different conceptual approaches to careers, including subjective vs. objective views of career experience, as well as content vs. process approaches to understanding career dynamics. We present a model of different types of careers based upon different individuals’ personal definitions of success. We suggest more research on positive career concepts such as a career calling, the dream, psychological success, and the path with a heart.

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In this chapter we present the concept of career as one that is well suited to a POS approach, as careers involve human possibilities and lifelong work pursuits. We review different conceptual approaches to careers, including subjective vs. objective views of career experience, as well as content vs. process approaches to understanding career dynamics. We present a model of different types of careers based upon different individuals’ personal definitions of success. We suggest more research on positive career concepts such as a career calling, the dream, psychological success, and the path with a heart.

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Career developmentCareer pathPsychologyPersonal developmentProcess (computing)DreamCareer managementDynamics (music)

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