Educational and Vocational Guidance in a Social Context -- Introduction: An International Handbook of Career Guidance -- Career Guidance in a Global World -- Social Contexts for Career Guidance Throughout the World -- Landscape with Travellers: The Context of Careers in Developed Nations -- Theoretical Foundations -- Helping People Choose Jobs: A History of the Guidance Profession -- The Big Five Career Theories -- Recent Developments in Career Theories: The Influences of Constructivism and Convergence -- Decision-Making Models and Career Guidance -- A Constructivist Approach to Ethically Grounded Vocational Development Interventions for Young People -- Social Contexts for Career Guidance Throughout the World. Developmental-Contextual Perspectives on Career Across the Lifespan -- Theories in Cross-Cultural Contexts -- Educational and Vocational Guidance in Practice -- Career Guidance and Counselling in Primary and Secondary Educational Settings -- On the Shop Floor: Guidance in the Workplace -- Career Management: Taking Control of the Quality of Work Experiences -- Qualification Standards for Career Practitioners -- The Emergence of More Dynamic Counselling Methods -- Career Guidance and Public Policy -- Training Career Practitioners in the 21st Century -- Educational and Vocational Guidance with Specific Target Groups -- Guidance for Girls and Women -- Career Guidance for Persons with Disabilities -- Career Guidance with Immigrants -- Coping with Work and Family Role Conflict: Career Counselling Considerations for Women -- Career Guidance for at Risk Young People: Constructing a Way Forward -- Testing and Assessment in Educational and Vocational Guidance -- Testing and Assessment in an International Context: Cross-and Multi-Cultural Issues -- Career Maturity Assessment in an International Context -- Interest Assessment in an International Context -- Assessment of Values and Role Salience -- Cognitive Measurement in Career Guidance -- Qualitative Career Assessment: A Higher Profile in the 21st Century? -- Ethical Issues in Testing and Assessment -- Evaluation of Educational and Vocational Guidance -- Quantitative Research Synthesis: The Use of Meta-Analysis in Career Guidance and Vocational Psychology -- Action Theory: An Integrative Paradigm for Research and Evaluation in Career -- Using Longitudinal Methodology in Career Guidance Research -- Evaluation of Career Guidance Programs -- Conclusion -- An International and Social Perspective on Career Guidance.

The International Handbook of Career Guidance is the first international reference of its type on career guidance. This handbook offers a comprehensive review of the field, covering not only the background of vocational guidance but also the key issues across career guidance policy, processes, practices and procedures. The range of contributions from more than 30 leading authorities in the field also offers valuable directions for future research. The Handbook covers subjects such as educational and vocational guidance in a social context; theoretical foundations; educational and vocational guidance in practice; specific target groups; testing and assessment; and evaluation. It draws upon a wide range of career guidance paradigms and theoretical perspectives from person-environment fit, through developmental, to narrative and constructivist as well as critical theory approaches. There is an emphasis on the applied aspects of guidance together with research methods and perspectives. The Handbook brings together original contributions from Asia, Africa, America, Australasia and Europe.