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Career learning and development: a social constructivist model for the twenty-first century

Author: Barbara Bassot

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 1/2012

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In the UK there have been several calls for new models ‘fit for purpose’ for careers work in the twenty-first century and in response, this article presents a model for career learning and development. This brings together recent theory regarding the ways in which people make career decisions throughout their lives in rapidly changing, turbulent labour markets and globalised economies. The model is articulated through the metaphor of a suspension bridge, which is used to explore and explain the ongoing dilemmas experienced by career practitioners and their clients as they seek to balance the opposing tensions that enable the bridge to fulfil its vital functions.

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Title: Career learning and development: a social constructivist model for the twenty-first century
Author: Barbara Bassot
Publication date: 01-03-2012
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-012-9219-6

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