Table of Contents

Educational and Vocational Guidance in a Social Context.- Introduction: An International Handbook of Career Guidance.- Career Guidance in a Global World.- Social Contexts for Career Guidance Throughout the World.- Landscape with Travellers: The Context of Careers in Developed Nations.- Theoretical Foundations.- Helping People Choose Jobs: A History of the Guidance Profession.- The Big Five Career Theories.- Recent Developments in Career Theories: The Influences of Constructivism and Convergence.- Decision-Making Models and Career Guidance.- A Constructivist Approach to Ethically Grounded Vocational Development Interventions for Young People.- Social Contexts for Career Guidance Throughout the World. Developmental-Contextual Perspectives on Career Across the Lifespan.- Theories in Cross-Cultural Contexts.- Educational and Vocational Guidance in Practice.- Career Guidance and Counselling in Primary and Secondary Educational Settings.- On the Shop Floor: Guidance in the Workplace.- Career Management: Taking Control of the Quality of Work Experiences.- Qualification Standards for Career Practitioners.- The Emergence of More Dynamic Counselling Methods.- Career Guidance and Public Policy.- Training Career Practitioners in the 21st Century.- Educational and Vocational Guidance with Specific Target Groups.- Guidance for Girls and Women.- Career Guidance for Persons with Disabilities.- Career Guidance with Immigrants.- Coping with Work and Family Role Conflict: Career Counselling Considerations for Women.- Career Guidance for at Risk Young People: Constructing a Way Forward.- Testing and Assessment in Educational and Vocational Guidance.- Testing and Assessment in an International Context: Cross-and Multi-Cultural Issues.- Career Maturity Assessment in an International Context.- Interest Assessment in an International Context.- Assessment of Values and Role Salience.- Cognitive Measurement in Career Guidance.- Qualitative Career Assessment: A Higher Profile in the 21st Century?.- Ethical Issues in Testing and Assessment.- Evaluation of Educational and Vocational Guidance.- Quantitative Research Synthesis: The Use of Meta-Analysis in Career Guidance and Vocational Psychology.- Action Theory: An Integrative Paradigm for Research and Evaluation in Career.- Using Longitudinal Methodology in Career Guidance Research.- Evaluation of Career Guidance Programs.- Conclusion.- An International and Social Perspective on Career Guidance.