The why, what and how of career research: a review and recommendations for future study
The why, what and how of career research: a review and recommendations for future study
Purpose: The field of careers studies is complex and fragmented. The aim of this paper is to detail why it is important to study careers, what we study and how we study key issues in this evolving field. Design/methodology/approach: Key theories, concepts and models are briefly reviewed to lay the groundwork for offering an agenda for future research. Findings: The authors recommend ten key directions for future research and offer specific questions for further study. Research limitations/implications: This paper contributes to the development of the theoretical underpinning of career studies. Practical implications: The authors hope that the proposed agenda for future research will help advance the field and encourage more research on understudied, but important, topics. Originality/value: This paper presents a comprehensive view of research on contemporary careers.
Career studies, Careers, Contemporary careers, Future research agenda
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Baruch, Yehuda
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Sullivan, Sherry E.
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18 February 2022
Baruch, Yehuda
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Sullivan, Sherry E.
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Baruch, Yehuda and Sullivan, Sherry E.
(2022)
The why, what and how of career research: a review and recommendations for future study.
Career Development International, 27 (1), .
(doi:10.1108/CDI-10-2021-0251).
Abstract
Purpose: The field of careers studies is complex and fragmented. The aim of this paper is to detail why it is important to study careers, what we study and how we study key issues in this evolving field. Design/methodology/approach: Key theories, concepts and models are briefly reviewed to lay the groundwork for offering an agenda for future research. Findings: The authors recommend ten key directions for future research and offer specific questions for further study. Research limitations/implications: This paper contributes to the development of the theoretical underpinning of career studies. Practical implications: The authors hope that the proposed agenda for future research will help advance the field and encourage more research on understudied, but important, topics. Originality/value: This paper presents a comprehensive view of research on contemporary careers.
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Baruch Sullivan CDI 2022 CAR state as accepted
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Accepted/In Press date: 4 January 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 January 2022
Published date: 18 February 2022
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The authors thank the two anonymous reviewers and Editor Jim Jawahar for their insightful comments.
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© 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.
Keywords:
Career studies, Careers, Contemporary careers, Future research agenda
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/455180
ISSN: 1362-0436
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