New perspectives on career counseling and guidance in Europe

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: Building an International Community of Research in Career Guidance and Counseling

   • Valérie Cohen-Scali, Jérôme Rossier, Laura Nota

   Pages 1-19

3. Key Psychological Processes Involved in Career Construction of Young Adults

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. Life Design in Adolescence: The Role of Positive Psychological Resources

      • Laurent Sovet, Chiara Annovazzi, Maria Cristina Ginevra, Andronikos Kaliris, Ernesto Lodi

      Pages 23-37

   3. Life Designing and Positive Youth Development

      • Sara Santilli, Ilaria Di Maggio, Jenny Marcionetti, Silke Grossen

      Pages 39-51

   4. Career Maturity Indicators in Adolescence: Convergence of Different Measures

      • Iva Černja, Iva Šverko, Toni Babarović

      Pages 53-69

   5. Coping with Career Indecision Among Young Adults: Implications for Career Counseling

      • Yuliya Lipshits-Braziler

      Pages 71-85

4. Transitions in Life

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. A Life Design Perspective on the Work to Retirement Transition

      • Ariane Froidevaux

      Pages 89-104

   3. Early Career Construction for Brazilian Higher Education Graduates: Trajectories and Working-Life Projects

      • Andréa Knabem, Marcelo Afonso Ribeiro, Maria Eduarda Duarte

      Pages 105-118

   4. The Places of Careers: The Role of Geography in Career Development

      • Rosie Alexander, Tristram Hooley

      Pages 119-130

5. Interventions of Career Guidance and Counseling

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. Meaning-Centered Career Intervention for College Students

      • Caroline Arnoux-Nicolas, Laurent Sovet, Lin Lhotellier, Nadia Baatouche, Jean-Luc Bernaud, Sabine Lepez et al.

      Pages 133-146

   3. Barriers and Enablers for Career Development Among Marginalized South African Youth

      • Anouk J. Albien, Anthony V. Naidoo

      Pages 147-165

   4. Guidance Center as Sites for Construction of Agency Among Young People on the Educational Margins

      • Sanna Mäkinen, Marjatta Vanhalakka-Ruoho

      Pages 167-185

6. Perspectives for the Future

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Final Purposes for Life-and-Career Design Interventions in the Anthropocene Era

      • Jean Guichard

      Pages 189-204

   3. Training for Career Guidance and Counseling Academic Scientists: Future Challenges and Directions

      • Lea Ferrari, Teresa Maria Sgaramella, Salvatore Soresi

      Pages 205-217

   4. European Research Agenda for Career Guidance and Counselling

      • Peter C. Weber, Johannes Katsarov, Valérie Cohen-Scali, Rachel Mulvey, Laura Nota, Jérôme Rossier et al.

      Pages 219-250

7. Back Matter

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In industrialized societies, individuals are facing major challenges that mobilize many of their psychological and social resources. The world of work is changing constantly. Adults have to adapt their technical skills and knowledge continuously. For teenagers and young adults, choosing a vocation and constructing their future career paths is becoming increasingly difficult. The migration of people and the globalization of the workforce raise questions about social inclusion and the future of affected individuals. These examples highlight of the importance of the field of Career Counseling and Guidance to support citizens individually and collectively in building their future. The challenges our societies face demonstrate how crucial the development of research in this field is.

The European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and Counselling (ECADOC), funded by the European Commission from 2013-2016, has brought together PhD students working on burning issues in this field, using various theoretical references and methodologies. The four parts of this book present a selection of innovative research aiming to find answers to the named challenges. Part 1 deals with key psychological processes involved in career construction of young adults. Part 2 presents research concerning transitions over the course of life. Part 3 covers research related to interventions of career guidance and counseling. Part 4 outlines perspectives for the future and proposes a European Research Agenda for our field of research.  


Perspectives on Current Research in Career Guidance and Counseling – Building Careers in Changing and Diverse Societies is dedicated to students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of education, career guidance, psychology, human resource management to inform them about very recent work and promote the development of innovative interventions and programmes.

• Career Counseling
• Innovation in career guidance
• Career pathways
• Career construction
• Career interventions
• Vocational education
• Career counseling and guidance in Europe
• ECADOC Erasmus project
• learning and instruction

• INETOP, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métie INETOP, Paris, France

  Valérie Cohen-Scali

• Inst. of Psych,Geopolis 4207, University of Lausanne Inst. of Psych,Geopolis 4207, Lausanne, Switzerland

  Jerome Rossier

• Dipartimento di Filosofia, Sociologia, Pedagogia e Psicologia Applicata, Università di Padova Dipartimento di Filosofia, Sociologia, Pedagogia e Psicologia Applicata, Padova, Italy

  Laura Nota

Valérie Cohen-Scali is Professor Professor in Career Counseling and Guidance at Inetop-Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France. She is Researcher at the Center of Research on Work and Development (CRTD). She is deputy Director of the scientific Journal L’Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle [School and Vocational Guidance].  Her research interests concern identity construction of young adults who work while studying, organisational socialization, and the evolution of identity and competences of professionals of the field of training and counselling. She was member the scientific board of the European Doctoral Program in Career Guidance and Counseling (ECADOC) and of the scientific board of the Unesco Chair on Life Long Guidance and Counseling.

Jérôme Rossier is full professor of vocational and career counseling psychology at the Institute of Psychology of the University of Lausanne. He is the editor of the International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance and member of several editorial boards of scientific journals such as the Journal of Vocational Behavior or the Journal of Research in Personality. His teaching areas and research interests include counseling, personality, psychological assessment, and cross-cultural psychology. He published a great number of articles and book chapters and recently co-edited the Handbook of life design: From practice to theory and from theory to practice. He participated actively to many international research projects, such as the personality across culture research or the international career adaptability project.

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