Table of Contents

Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: framing the future of career Audrey Collin and Richard A. Young; Part I. Changing Contexts: 2. 'Fracture lines' in the career environment Julie A. Storey; 3. Some contributions of sociology to the understanding of career Marie-France Maranda and Yvan Comeau; 4. Renovating the psychology of careers for the 21st century Mark L. Savickas; 5. Changing career: the role of values Wendy Patton; 6. dancing to the music of time Audrey Collin; Part II. New Perspectives: 7. The future of boundaryless careers Suellen M. Littleton, Michael B. Arthur and Denise M. Rousseau; 8. Career development in a changing context of the second part of working life Danielle Riverin-Simard; 9. The future of women's careers Heather Höpfl and Pat Hornby; 10. Career of slide? Managing on the threshold of sense Damian O'Doherty and Ian Roberts; 11. Epic and novel: the rhetoric of career Audrey Collin; Part III. New Directions for Theory, Practice and Policy: 12. Reconceptualising career theory and research: an action-theoretical perspective Richard A. Young and Ladislav Valach; 13. A new perspective for counsellors: from career ideologies to empowerment through work and relationship practices Mary Sue Richardson; 14. Adapting to the changing multicultural context of career Frederick T. L. Leong and Paul J. Hartung; 15. Managing careers in organisations Mike Doyle; 16. Learning for work: global causes, national standards, human relevance Bill Law; 17. The new career and public policy A. G. Watts; 18. The future of career Audrey Collin and Richard A. Young; Author index; Subject index.

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A comprehensive analysis of career theory and practice, reviewing the past and considering the future.