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A Transactional Approach to Person-Environment Fit: Reciprocal Relations between Personality Development and Career Role Growth across Young to Middle Adulthood
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Wille, Bart; Beyers, Wim; De Fruyt, Filip – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
In order to enhance our understanding of person-environment transactions, the present longitudinal cohort study examined the dynamic interactions between career role development and personality development over a time interval of 15 years. A sample of college alumni (N = 260) provided self-reports on Big five traits three months prior to…
Descriptors: Personality Theories, Personality Development, Career Development, Longitudinal Studies
Constructing Identities and Making Careers: Young People's Perspectives on Work and Learning
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Stokes, Helen; Wyn, Johanna – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2007
This article argues that "transition" offers a limited and outmoded conceptual frame for understanding young people's engagement with work and learning. It draws on two studies of young people to provide insights into the study and work experiences of older and school-aged youth. Our analysis suggests that rather than focussing narrowly…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Young Adults, Education Work Relationship, Adolescent Attitudes
The Female Superintendent.
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Frasher, Ramona; And Others – Journal of the NAWDAC, 1982
Women superintendents (N=82) provided information concerning their personal and career development. Results showed subjects reflected a more traditional orientation during childhood, youth, and early career development and appeared to have integrated masculine modes of behavior as they advanced to higher levels of authority and responsibility.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Career Development, Females, Personality Development
An Integrated Perspective on Women's Career Development within a Family.
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Farber, Ruth S. – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1996
Attempts to integrate career, family, and developmental theories using a family developmental psychology perspective. Looks at the synthesis of individual, interactional, and intergenerational forces that influence the career development of women, and discusses potentially inhibitory or facilitative conditions for the career growth of women. Case…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Case Studies, Counseling Theories
Deans of Nursing: Pathways to the Deanship.
Redmond, Georgine M.; Andrew, Loyd D. – 1987
The development of personal and professional identity in deans of nursing programs is identified through the collection and analysis of their own life stories. Understanding the development of personal characteristics and professional behaviors is important for their successful leadership. The main research question was: What life/career…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Achievement, Career Development, Educational Experience
Personality and Demographic Variables Related to Career Development and Career Concerns.
Ralph, Joan; And Others – 1987
Following a literature search of the theories of personal maturation and career development, a study was conducted to identify personality and demographic variables related to career development and career concerns. Specifically investigated was the relationship between two sets of variables with self-concept, locus of control, and age in one set…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Career Change, Career Development