The Oxford Handbook of Career Development provides a comprehensive overview of the career development field. It features contributions from 42 leading scholars, addressing the context, theory, and practice of career development in the contemporary world.

Preface Tony Watts 1. Introduction: Rethinking Career Development Phil McCash, Tristram Hooley, and Peter J. Robertson Section 1: Contexts 2. The Decline of Decent Work in the Twenty-First: Implications for Career Development Ellie Gutowski, David L. Blustein, Maureen E. Kenny and Whitney Erby 3. The Economic Outcomes of Career Development Programmes Christian Percy and Vanessa Dodd 4. Career Development and Human Capital Theory: Preaching the "Education Gospel" Tristram Hooley 5. Linking Educators and Employers: Taxonomies, Rationales and Barriers Christian Percy and Elnaz Kashefpakdel 6. Authentic Education for Meaningful Work: Beyond "Career Management Skills" Ronald G. Sultana 7. Career Guidance: Living on the Edge of Public Policy John McCarthy and Tibor Bors Borbély-Pecze 8. The Aims of Career Development Policy: Towards a Comprehensive Framework Peter J.Robertson Section 2: Theory 9. Career Development Theory: An Integrated Analysis Julia Yates 10. Organisational Career Development Theory: Weaving Individuals, Organisations and Social Structures Kate Mackenzie Davey 11. Organisational and Managerial Careers: A Coevolutionary View Hugh Gunz and Wolfgang Mayrhofer 12. The Narrative Turn in Career Development Theories: An Integrative Perspective Jérôme Rossier, Paulo Miguel Cardoso and Maria Eduarda Duarte 13. The Positioning of Social Justice: Critical Challenges for Career Development Barrie Irving 14. Cultural Learning Theory and Career Development Phil McCash 15. The Cultural Preparedness Perspective of Career Development Gideon Arulmani, Sachin Kumar, Sunita Shrestha, Maribon Viray and Sajma Aravind 16. Career Development Theories from the Global South Marcelo Afonso Ribeiro 17. Cross-Cultural Career Psychology from a Critical Psychology Perspective Graham B. Stead and Ashley E. Poklar Section: Practice 18. The Career Development Profession: Professionalisation, Professionalism, and Professional Identity John Gough and Siobhan Neary 19. Transformative Career Education in Schools and Colleges Anthony Barnes 20. Labour Market Information for Career Development: Pivotal or Peripheral? Jenny Bimrose 21. The Role of Digital Technology in Career Development Tristram Hooley and Tom Staunton 22. Career Assessment Peter McIlveen, Harsha N. Perera, Jason Brown, Michael Healy, and Sara Hammer 23. Client-Centred Career Development Practice: A Critical Review Barbara Bassot 24. Career Counselling Effectiveness and Contributing Factors Susan C. Whiston 25. Evidence-Based Practice in Career Development Peter J. Robertson Index

"The Oxford Handbook of Career Development collects a wealth of achievements in the field of career development and career counselling organized with/for reflective, active people striving to develop their life potential in a nontransparent reality ... Despite the fact that it is a scientific study, it was written in an understandable and lively language, with internal dynamics, which allows for both engaging and inspirational read." -- Jolanta Lenart, Studia Poradoznawcze/Journal of Counsellogy "All in all, very good theoretical background for career guidance. The whole area is taken into account." -- Annukka Tapani, Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Peter J. Robertson is a qualified career adviser and a chartered psychologist. He teaches career theory and policy to postgraduate students at Edinburgh Napier University, and he is a fellow of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC) and an editor of the Institute's Journal. His research interests focus around the links between careers, health, and well-being; and employment support services for disadvantaged groups. Tristram Hooley is a researcher and writer specializing in career and career guidance. He has published nine books and numerous articles and reports. He is Professor of Career Education at the University of Derby, Professor II at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, and Chief Research Officer at the Institute of Student Employers. His work is focused on the inter-relationships between career, politics, technology, and social justice. Phil McCash is a qualified career development practitioner and currently works as an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick's Centre for Lifelong Learning where he is Director of Graduate Studies and teaches on postgraduate courses in career development and career coaching. His work addresses the context, theory, and practice of career development in the contemporary world.

Selling point: Draws on different national and theoretical traditions in career development Selling point: Encompasses new and emerging cultural perspectives Selling point: Puts career development into a wider context of social, economic, educational, and policy perspectives