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Borg, Tony; Bright, Jim E. H.; Pryor, Robert G. L. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2014
A key postulate of the Chaos Theory of Careers is the significant influence of change, in general, and unplanned change, in particular, on individuals' career development. This qualitative research study investigated the perceived incident and impact of such change in the career paths of 55 high school graduates from the same class. Using a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Counseling, Counseling Theories, High School Graduates
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Pryor, Robert George Leslie; Bright, Jim E. H. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2009
The potential of game as a career metaphor for use in counselling is explored and it is argued that it has been largely overlooked in the literature to date. This metaphor is then explicitly linked with the Chaos Theory of Careers (CTC), by showing how the notion of attractors within the CTC can be illustrated effectively using games metaphors.…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Figurative Language, Career Development, Game Theory
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McIlveen, Peter; Patton, Wendy; Hoare, P. Nancey – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2008
This paper reports a study of adult clients' experience of "My Career Chapter," which is a theoretically-informed, qualitative career assessment and counselling procedure. "My Career Chapter" engenders personal exploration through a client's writing and reading aloud a career-related autobiography, which is formulated on the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Career Counseling, Emotional Experience, Counseling Techniques