A Content Analysis of Career Development Theory, Research, and Practice-2013

This annual review of the career counseling and development literature presents a content analysis of refereed journal articles published in 2013. Four research questions guided the analysis: (a) What content topics were included in career development articles published in refereed journals in 2013?...

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Published in:The Career development quarterly 2014-12, Vol.62 (4), p.290-326
Main Authors: Sampson Jr, James P., Hou, Pei-Chun, Kronholz, Julia F., Dozier, V. Casey, McClain, Mary-Catherine, Buzzetta, Mary, Pawley, Elizabeth K., Finklea, Jane T., Peterson, Gary W., Lenz, Janet G., Reardon, Robert C., Osborn, Debra S., Hayden, Seth C. W., Colvin, Gloria P., Kennelly, Emily L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career counseling
Career Development
career development literature
Career development planning
Careers
Content analysis
Counseling
practice
Secondary School Students
Sexual orientation
Theory
Trends
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Summary:This annual review of the career counseling and development literature presents a content analysis of refereed journal articles published in 2013. Four research questions guided the analysis: (a) What content topics were included in career development articles published in refereed journals in 2013? (b) To what extent are theory, research, and practice integrated in career development articles published in refereed journals in 2013? (c) What variation exists in the characteristics of career development articles published in refereed journals in 2013? and (d) What variation exists in the content included in theory, research, and practice articles? A total of 360 unique topics were identified in 357 articles from 24 journals. Results indicated that topic content in journals evolved slowly with limited integration of theory, research, and practice. Implications are suggested for (a) future topic content; (b) better integration of theory, research, and practice; (c) education and training; (d) journal editorial policy; and (e) future content analyses of journal articles.
ISSN:0889-4019
2161-0045
DOI:10.1002/j.2161-0045.2014.00085.x