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Career Theory and Practice: Learning Through Case Studies 3rd Edition

by Jane L. Swanson (Author), Nadya Fouad (Author)
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc; 3 edition (July 11, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1452256691
  • ISBN-13: 978-1452256696
  • Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.5 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 starsGreat for some theories, bad for others
By J. Reed on December 6, 2010
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Let's face it, you're probably buying this because a professor assigned it, not for light reading. It's great for some theories (Holland, and Social-Cognitive). But for others (Super's Theory, for example), it's completely unintelligible. It's a very dry book, which is to be expected, but it could really do a much better job of illustrating some of the theories and clearly laying out the core components of a theory in bullet form as well as in prose. The case studies are helpful at times, but I dislike their approach of trying to use the same case study for every single theory. There are times when the client's situation calls for certain theoretical approaches and disqualifies others, and that's just the way it is. (If you try and use a trait-and-factor approach when the client's work is causing problems with his/her home life, then that's not going to be terribly helpful). There are smaller case studies in each chapter, however, and those can be helpful. If you have a great professor (like I did) and review a lot of the theories in class, you'll be fine, but if you try and just use this book as your only resource, you'll be disappointed.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA textbook that doesn’t read like one
By Deb on March 12, 2014
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Although it’s a textbook, this book is highly readable. Really!

Weaving case studies into the approaches and theories of career counseling, this book stands out from your average textbook. The content of each chapter is clearly illustrated and effectively driven home by applying it to the case of “Leslie”--by the end of the book, you’ll know her as well as you’ll know all the career counseling approaches and theories!

The book is thorough is scope, well-written, and well-organized. After providing an overview of career counseling, it looks at several approaches to counseling (gender-aware, feminist, culturally approaches), as well as significant career development theories (Holland’s Theory of Vocation Personalities and Work Environments, The Theory of Work Adjustment, Super’s Developmental Theory, Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription, and Social Cognitive Theory). It also has some extra goodies, like sample career assessment profiles, and the NCDA code of ethics.

Intended for graduate-level career psychology courses, this book is probably not one you’d just pick up and read for the heck of it. But, if it’s your textbook, you’re in for a treat…as far as textbooks go!
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3.0 out of 5 starsBe sure you're getting the right edition!
By bellasera on March 2, 2012
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The Kindle version of this book is the 1st edition, not the newer 2nd edition. I paid $45 for this book and can't use it in my class, since the newer edition has a lot more content than the 1999 edition. Apparently there is no Kindle version of the 2nd edition. However, the page for the 2nd edition of this book links to the Kindle version of the 1st edition without noting that they are not the same edition. The covers differ but I did not notice in time. The book may be good but it is the wrong one for my class.
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4.0 out of 5 starsThis text book is more interesting than other textbooks in ...
By Allesha on July 7, 2015
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This text book is more interesting than other textbooks in my opinion. It presented information in a more understandable​ manner. Also, it followed the case of Leslie, which was intriguing and made me look forward to read what was to come next.
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5.0 out of 5 starsLike it! but I would rent it.
By nopresherhere on February 28, 2015
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I got this for my career counseling class. It's pretty good and a simple read. And the chapters on the different theories make sense.
A majority is just case studies.
I rented it. I personally think that I would have just sold it back. So if you are getting it for school... rent it.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat text book
By Melissa on September 25, 2014
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I bought this book for my class. The difference in this book and a textbook is that I enjoyed reading this one. It might be my love for career counseling theories but this book gave great detail and still made it fun enough to read.
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4.0 out of 5 starsUnlike other books, this one was helpful
By CP on September 2, 2013
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Unlike all the other career books I was forced to buy for my class, this one made sense. I thought the case studies were great and helped me to more fully understand the theories and how to apply them to clients. Worth it.
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4.0 out of 5 starsvery descriptive
By Shauna M. on January 23, 2014
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This text book was used during a 3 week winter session class, the case studies in the chapters helped relate the information and made the book appealing to read! It may have been the first text book I actually read out of my entire undergrad and graduate college career!
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