Rethinking Adult Career Development A Critical Perspective
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Laura L. Bierema, Professor of Adult Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development, Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy, Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia, US<i>‘Without doubt, this book is the best source available that challenges us to rethink career development as an adult learning and change journey. The author has masterfully used a critical intersectional lens to interrogate the dominant paradigms of career development and presented an insightful guide on how to align career development with meaning in life and work!’</i>
- Rajashi Ghosh, Columbia University, US,
<i>‘</i>Rethinking Adult Career Development<i> will be a source of solace and hope for anyone who finds themselves at a career crossroads. It provides readers with a grounding in career development theories, in addition to practical activities, tips, and tools that encourage reflection on the social context of careers. Dr Bierema's introduction of intersectionality and critical theory, and discussions of career development, provide a much needed recognition of the complexity of careers, and why some workplaces are more equitable and inclusive than others.’</i>
- Carole J, Elliott, Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Sheffield, UK,
Laura L. Bierema discusses careers as lifelong learning, development, and change processes that are individual learning experiences and engagements within organizational, cultural, and community contexts. Chapters distinguish career explorers (those looking for an ideal vocation), from career sustainers (those maintaining their current vocation) and career changers (those seeking to shift to a new vocation). Assessing career development theories, practices, and outcomes using a critical, intersectional, feminist lens, the book emphasizes the importance of a healthy career-life balance. Theoretically grounded, the book also has practical applications, and features prompts for reflective practice to encourage interactive learning.
Providing a critical analysis of adult work and career issues, Rethinking Adult Career Development will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of business, human resources and organizational behaviour. Business managers, career advisers, career coaches, team leaders and policymakers will also benefit from the book’s exploration of systematic issues that can broadly affect careers.