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Brown, Duane – Career Development Quarterly, 1987
Discusses background of Holland's theory of vocational choice. Critiques the theory in the areas of clarity of statement; parsimonious quality; explanation of important phemonema; comprehensiveness; stimulation of empirical inquiry; ability of theory to help explain, predict, and eventually control phenomena being considered; accounting for new…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Career Choice, Counseling Theories, Evaluation
Brown, Duane – 1985
Career development and vocational choice theories have been criticized as inaccurate and not useful as models for the practice of career counseling. It may be that theorists have not extended their theories into practice concepts, since current literature is lacking in attempts to relate theory to practice. Because of this void in theory-practice…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, College Students