The Handbook of Career Advising

by Hughey, Kenneth F.; Nelson, Dorothy; Damminger, Joanne K.; McCalla-Wriggins, Betsy

• ISBN13: 9780470373682
• ISBN10: 0470373687
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-22
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

There is a vital need for advisors who can help students evaluate the academic and occupational information they need to make timely career decisions. A must have for academic advisors seeking to enhance their career-advising capabilities, The Handbook of Career Advising integrates academic advising into career advising so advisors are better equipped to help students understand themselves, consider their life goals, and choose the appropriate academic course of action that will enable them to meet their professional aspirations.

Author Biography

The Editors

Kenneth F. Hughey is professor and chair of the Department of Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.

Dorothy Burton Nelson directs the Center for Student Excellence at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.

Joanne K. Damminger is director of Student Transition and Leadership Programs at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey.

Betsy McCalla-Wriggins is director emeritus of the Career and Academic Planning Center at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey.?

Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
The Authors	p. xvii
Foundations of Career Advising	p. 1
The Evolving Workplace: Integrating Academic and Career Advising	p. 19
Career Advising Competencies	p. 48
Theories of Career Development to Inform Advising	p. 68
Using Student Development Theory to Inform Career Advising	p. 97
Diversity and Career Advising	p. 113
Information Resources to Enhance Career Advising	p. 146
Career Advising: A Framework for Practice	p. 182
Integrated Career and Academic Advising Programs	p. 200
Career Advising with Undecided Students	p. 217
Career Advising with Specific Student Populations	p. 240
Evaluation and Assessment in Career Advising	p. 266
Career Advising: Challenges, Opportunities, and Recommendations for the Future	p. 293
Appendixes
Exemplary Practices: Integrated Academic and Career Advising Centers	p. 307
Diversity and Career Advising: Case Studies	p. 361
Advising Undecided Students: Case Studies	p. 364
Resource Information for Examples of Existing Standardized Evaluation Instruments	p. 368
Example of a Syllabus for Career Advising	p. 369
Name Index	p. 373
Subject Index	p. 379
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