Super Career Theory

1.

Erickson's Theory of Identity Development

2. Loevinger's Theory of Ego Development 3.

Levinson's Theory of Seasons of Adulthood

4.

Life-Course Theory

5. Baltes's Life-Span Theory 6. Pearlin's Stress Process Framework 7.

Super's Theory of Career

8. Gutmann Gender Crossover 9.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

10. Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development 11. Gilligan's Theory of Moral Development 12. Fowler's Theory of Faith Development

13. Kegan's Synthesizing Idea

Donald E. Super Fellowship for the Support of Dissertation Research on Career Development 1996 Maria Gomez, University of Maryland, Advisor: Ruth Fassinger, Title: The career development of notable Latinas 1997 No award 1998 Naomi Dogan, Pennsylvania State University, Advisor: Kathleen Bieschke, Title: Towards a theory of sexual harrassment: Giving voice to victims’ experiences Kathryn A. Foley, University of Notre Dame, Advisor: Naomi Meara, Title: Predictions of vocational identity of rural Adolescents 1999 Luis Rivas, Southern Illinois University, Advisor: Jane Swanson, Title: Career maturity, exploration and identity Foreclosure of student athletes and student Non-athletes Sherry Vidal Brown, Texas A & M University, Advisor: Bruce Thompson, Title: The career assessment diagnostic inventory: A psychometric study 2000 Bianca Schaefer 2001 Krista Gragg, University of Oregon, Advisor: Ellen McWhirter, Title: Women, Domestic Violence, and Career Counseling: An Empirical Investigation of the Efficacy of Two Career Intervention Programs 2002 Yuli Liu, University of Southern California, Advisor: Ruth Gim Chung, Title: The Roles of Acculturation, Gender, and Family in the Career Decision Self-Efficacy of Asian American College Students 2003 Christa Schmidt, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Advisor: Johanna Nielson, Title: “The Effects of Simultaneous Developmental Processes: The Prediction of Career Development Outcomes for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth” 2004 Rachel Navarro, University of Missouri-Columbia, Advisors: Roger L Worthington and Lisa Y Flores, Title: Examining the Career Development of Mexican American Middle School Students: A Test of Social Cognitive Career Theory 2005 Catalina D’Achiardi

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HOW DO I CHOOSE MY OCCUPATION? The following is a brief review of several theories of career choice that can be found in the recommended text authored by Jack L. Rettig, Careers, Belmont, California: Fearon/Janus/Quercus 1986, pp. 1-8 You

may wish to consult the references listed in the bibliography in the back of the text or consult other online references.

1. Early Childhood, ( Roe) Anne Roe, The Psychology of Occupations This theory states that how the original family behaved toward the child (warm or cold) is directly related to how a person chooses a career either person or non-person directed. Such careers as astronomy, engineering, and accounting would be classified as non person directed careers. 2. Self-Concept Donald E. Development: Self-Concept

Super, Career Theory. 1963 The self-concept theory consciously or terms of self-concept career choice.

hypothesizes how a person, unconsciously, defines oneself in predisposes one to seek that type of

3. Personality (Holland) John L. Holland, Making Vocational Choices; A Theory of Careers, Englewood Cliffs, N. J: Prentice, Hall, 1973

I am Joe\Jane College! What kind of person are you? Personality theory classifies persons into types: The basic assumption is that people select a career similar to their type of personality fit. (Resource "Self-Directed Search "(SDS) Specimen Set, John L. Holland) Realistic Social Conventional Enterprising Artistic 4. Chance (Fate) Jack Rettig, Careers, Belmont, California: Fearon & Janus Quercus, 1986 p.4

Many people believe that they have selected their career in a random manner. Much as

winning the lottery they believe that had little to say about their career choice. Others think their fate is cast in the stars. 5. Complicated (Ginzberg) Eli Ginzberg and others, Occupational Choice: An approach to a General Theory, New York: Columbia University Press, 1951 This theory is classified into three stages: Choices take place over a 8 to 10 year period. A fantasy stage occurs between years 10-12. A tentative period occurs between 12-17. A realistic period occurs between 17-20. 2. During these periods a person makes a series of decisions that gradually reduce the number of choices left. 3. Every choice ends up being a compromise. http://www.green-river.com/Career_Exploration/lesson8.htm