To date, academics, practitioners and students in South Africa interested in career psychology have had to rely largely on textbooks from the US and Europe. However, politics, economics and prevailing social conditions have had a major influence on the nature, form and direction of this field in South Africa, and while many of these are excellent references, they understandably focus on issues relevant to their own environment. Career psychology in the South African context examines historical and state of-the-art career practices in career psychology, particularly in relation to conditions in this country.
Career psychology in the South African context provides descriptive and critical analyses of career theories and
current thought on career development, referring to many published articles
both in South Africa and abroad. It gives a South African perspective on the
process of career choice, and considers which aspects of overseas practice can be
applied locally and which aspects require further research. Additional chapters
in this edition include life design, unemployment and the influence of poverty
on career choice.
Contents
include the following:
• The
emergence of career psychology in South Africa: a socio-historical perspective
• An
overview of career theory
• Vocational
personalities in work environments: perspectives on Holland’s theory
• The
career development theory of Donald Super
• Career
development and Systems Theory
• Career
counselling practice
• Career
decision-making and career indecision
• Career
assessment
• Women and
career development
• Indigenisation
of career psychology in South Africa
Career psychology in the South African context is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as
career practitioners, psychologists, educationists and teacher counsellors.
1 The emergence of career psychology
in South Africa: a socio-historical perspective
2 An overview of career theory
3 Vocational personalities in work environments:
perspectives on Holland’s theory
4 The career development theory of
Donald Super
5 Career development and systems
theory: enhancing our understanding of career
6 Life design counselling
7 Career counselling practice
8 Career decision-making and career
indecision
9 Career choice and poverty
10 Women and career development
11 Career assessment
12 Unemployment in South Africa
13 Indigenisation of career psychology
in South Africa
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