The Oxford Handbook of Career Development

I’ve had the privilege to contribute a chapter (with Tristram Hooley) to the above handbook edited by Peter Robertson, Phil McCash and Tristram Hooley. In many ways the volume aims to be an update to Rethinking Careers Education and Guidance (Watts, Law, Killeen, Kidd, & Hawthorn, 1996). Here’s a bit from the first chapter;

The inspiration and aims for the volume are set out, and the challenges associated with terminology in the field are acknowledged. The editors seek to provide a state-of-the-art reference point for the field of career development, and engender a transdisciplinary and international dialogue that explores key current ideas, debates, and controversies. The volume is divided into three sections. The first explores the economic, educational, and public policy contexts for practice. The second section focuses on concepts and explores the rich theoretical landscape of the field. The third section turns to practice, and the translation of ideas into action to support individuals and groups with their career development.

OUP are posting chapters on a rolling basis but here is the current contents page;

• Introduction: Rethinking Career DevelopmentPhil McCash, Tristram Hooley, and Peter J. Robertson
• The Decline of Decent Work in the Twenty-First Century: Implications for Career DevelopmentEllen Gutowski, David L. Blustein, Maureen E. Kenny, and Whitney Erby
• The Economic Outcomes of Career Development ProgrammesChris Percy and Vanessa Dodd
• Career Development and Human Capital Theory: Preaching the “Education Gospel”Tristram Hooley
• Linking Educators and Employers: Taxonomies, Rationales, and BarriersChristian Percy and Elnaz Kashefpakdel
• Authentic Education for Meaningful Work: Beyond “Career Management Skills”Ronald G. Sultana
• Career Guidance: Living on the Edge of Public PolicyJohn McCarthy and Tibor Bors Borbély-Pecze
• The Aims of Career Development Policy: Towards a Comprehensive FrameworkPeter J. Robertson
• Career Development Theory: An Integrated AnalysisJulia Yates
• Organizational Career Development Theory: Weaving Individuals, Organizations, and Social StructuresKate Mackenzie Davey
• Organisational and Managerial Careers: A Coevolutionary ViewHugh Gunz and Wolfgang Mayrhofer
• The Narrative Turn in Career Development Theories: An Integrative PerspectiveJérôme Rossier, Paulo Miguel Cardoso, and Maria Eduarda Duarte
• The Positioning of Social Justice: Critical Challenges for Career DevelopmentBarrie Irving
• Cultural Learning Theory and Career DevelopmentPhil McCash
• The Cultural Preparedness Perspective of Career DevelopmentGideon Arulmani, Sachin Kumar, Sunita Shrestha, Maribon Viray, and Sajma Aravind
• Career Development Theories from the Global SouthMarcelo Afonso Ribeiro
• Cross-Cultural Career Psychology from a Critical Psychology PerspectiveGraham B. Stead and Ashley E. Poklar
• The Career Development Profession: Professionalisation, Professionalism, and Professional IdentityJohn Gough and Siobhan Neary
• Transformative Career Education in Schools and CollegesAnthony Barnes
• Labour Market Information for Career Development: Pivotal or Peripheral?Jenny Bimrose
• The Role of Digital Technology in Career DevelopmentTristram Hooley and Tom Staunton
• Career AssessmentPeter McIlveen, Harsha N. Perera, Jason Brown, Michael Healy, and Sara Hammer
• Client-Centred Career Development Practice: A Critical ReviewBarbara Bassot
• Career Counselling Effectiveness and Contributing FactorsSusan C. Whiston
• Evidence-Based Practice for Career DevelopmentPeter J. Robertson

This looks like it is going to be a key text for researchers for years to come and I’m sure we’re going to be using it lots on our MA.