Understanding Careers: Metaphors of Working Lives

In the hotly anticipated second edition of Understanding Careers, Kerr Inkson has teamed up with Nicky Dries and John Arnold to take readers on a fascinating journey through the field of Career Studies. Interdisciplinary – the text brings together and critiques a range of perspectives, allowing for a broader and more holistic understanding of the field. Theory and practice – comprehensive coverage of all the key theories and cutting edge research is related to the real world through over 50 cases studies. A new ‘Careers in Practice ‘ section contains chapters devoted to self-development, career counselling, and organizational practices. International perspective – contains examples, cases, research, references and statistics from a range of countries. Use of metaphor – the text is structured around commonly used metaphors for careers, helping students relate to the ideas presented and providing a framework for analysis and comparison. Ideal reading for students considering their own career and personal development, as well as those studying career development, career guidance or human resource management within a psychology, education, counselling or business degree.Additional ISBNs9781446282922|9780761929505|9781412940078|9781452203850|9781446282915|9781473909076|9781473901766, 1446282929|0761929509|1412940079|1452203857|1446282910|1473909074|1473901766, 9781446282922|9780761929505|9781412940078|9781452203850|9781446282915, 1446282929|0761929509|1412940079|1452203857|1446282910, 9781483328867|9781473909083|9781473909090, 1483328864|1473909082|1473909090, 9781473909076, 9781446282922Understanding Careers Metaphors of Working Lives 2nd Edition by Kerr Inkson; Nicky Dries; John Arnold and Publisher Sage Publications Ltd (UK). ISBN: 9781473909090, 1473909090. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9781446282915, 1446282910.