Concept information
Preferred term
career development
Definition
- Career development is, for most people, a lifelong process of getting ready to choose, choosing, and, usually, continuing to make choices from among available occupations in our society. Each individual undertaking this process is influenced by educational, economic, sociological, cultural, geographical, physical, psychological (e.g., interests, skills), and chance factors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Career Development]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- assessment areas and techniques
- career development initiatives
- decision making and career development
- job mobility
- job promotion
- job search and organizational recruiting
- job transfer
- legislative and regulatory mandates
- occupational mobility
- professional associations
- the evolution and development of careers
- theoretical perspectives on careers
- the social context of careers - cultural and international perspectives
- the social context of careers - ethnicity, gender, and diversity
- the social context of careers - social class and background
- the social context of careers - the contemporary workplace
- the social context of careers - the organizational environment
- the social context of careers - the work-life interface
- variations in career patterns and career success
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/career_development
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