2nd Edition
Career Development A Human Resource Development Perspective
Career Development: A Human Resource Development Perspective second edition offers an integrated framework for career development within the Human Resource function. It goes beyond conventional interventions, providing an interdisciplinary perspective. The authors explore challenges associated with contemporary careers and how a complication of contextual factors, individual attributes, and support mechanisms have and will influence career development.
As with the previous edition, McDonald and Hite bring together the strengths of both theory and practical application, offering an integrated framework for career development. New to this edition are:
- Cases to support further reflection and problem-solving.
- Supplementary material for each chapter that includes discussion questions and further resources.
- An enhanced chapter on ethics and social justice.
- A concluding chapter which explores ongoing trends to expand the career development conversation.
This book will help prepare human resource development students, scholars, and practitioners to develop and maintain successful career development programs, and to foster more innovative research that advances the discourse, as well as address their own professional interests.
Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Career Development: What Does It Mean to Have a Career?
Chapter 2: Career Theory and Concepts
Chapter 3: Strategic Career Development
Chapter 4: Career Development Interventions
Chapter 5: Career Development Links to Career Psychology
Chapter 6: Career Development and Diverse Populations
Chapter 7: Career Challenges
Chapter 8: Ethical and Social Justice Considerations
Chapter 9: Concluding Thoughts: The Ongoing Career Conversation
Case study A: Jake Jackson's First Day
Prepared by: Michael J. Kirchner
Case Study B: The New Training Specialist
Prepared by: Michael J. Kirchner
Case C: The Employee, The Social Media Policy, and The Post
Prepared by: Kimberly W. O’Connor
Case Study D: The Remote Worker
Prepared by: Kimberly W. O’Connor
Case Study E: Elise Morgan – Vice President of Operations
Prepared by: Linda Hite
Case Study F: Staying Valued Over a Long Career
Prepared by: Paresh Mishra
Case Study G: Social Justice and the Office of Racial Equality and Social Unity at Corning
Contributors/Authors: Millicent Ruffin, Crystal Brown, Henriette Lundgren and Cathy Mazan Murata
Index
Biography
Kimberly S. McDonald, EdD, is a professor emerita of organizational leadership and supervision. For over 30 years, she taught and held administrative positions at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Her research has been published in a number of career and HRD publication outlets. She also served on the AHRD Board of Directors and was Editor-in-Chief for Advances in Developing Human Resources.
Linda M. Hite, PhD, is professor emerita of organizational leadership and supervision. Her early experience as a career counselor fostered an interest in career development that continued when she joined the faculty at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where she taught for 24 years and served as department chair. Her research has appeared in multiple book chapters and journals, and she has been on editorial boards for three HRD journals.
