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Constructs in careers research: an overview of the multiple constructs and challenges in the careers domain

Constructs in careers research: an overview of the multiple constructs and challenges in the careers domain
Constructs in careers research: an overview of the multiple constructs and challenges in the careers domain

This chapter reviews key constructs and defines terminology essential for understanding careers research as a field. The historical context and disciplinary positioning provide background for the identification of critical constructs, such as career success, and major frameworks, such as the Boundaryless and Protean career. Trends including the use of metaphors and the recent integration of other streams of research. Finally, matching methods to the construct under investigation is discussed as an important consideration in moving the field forward.

34-54
Edward Elgar Publishing
Baruch, Yehuda
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Baruch, Yehuda
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Baruch, Yehuda (2021) Constructs in careers research: an overview of the multiple constructs and challenges in the careers domain. In, Handbook of Research Methods in Careers. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 34-54.

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This chapter reviews key constructs and defines terminology essential for understanding careers research as a field. The historical context and disciplinary positioning provide background for the identification of critical constructs, such as career success, and major frameworks, such as the Boundaryless and Protean career. Trends including the use of metaphors and the recent integration of other streams of research. Finally, matching methods to the construct under investigation is discussed as an important consideration in moving the field forward.

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Published date: 1 January 2021

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Local EPrints ID: 458113
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/458113
PURE UUID: e84e159b-b75e-4617-9a20-6c1417d44af2
ORCID for Yehuda Baruch: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0678-6273

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Date deposited: 28 Jun 2022 17:07
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:52

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