Peter J. Robertson is a qualified career adviser and a chartered psychologist. He teaches career theory and policy to postgraduate students at Edinburgh Napier University, and he is a fellow of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC) and an editor of the Institute's Journal. His research interests focus around the links between careers, health, and well-being; and employment support services for disadvantaged groups.Tristram Hooley is a researcher and writer specializing in career and career guidance. He has published nine books and numerous articles and reports. He is Professor of Career Education at the University of Derby, Professor II at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, and Chief Research Officer at the Institute of Student Employers. His work is focused on the inter-relationships between career, politics, technology, and social justice.Phil McCash is a qualified career development practitioner and currently works as an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick's Centre for Lifelong Learning where he is Director of Graduate Studies and teaches on postgraduate courses in career development and career coaching. His work addresses the context, theory, and practice of career development in the contemporary world.

The Oxford Handbook of Career Development collects a wealth of achievements in the field of career development and career counselling organized with/for reflective, active people striving to develop their life potential in a nontransparent reality ... Despite the fact that it is a scientific study, it was written in an understandable and lively language, with internal dynamics, which allows for both engaging and inspirational read.

• Preface Tony Watts1. Introduction: Rethinking Career Development Phil McCash, Tristram Hooley, and Peter J. RobertsonSection 1: Contexts2. The Decline of Decent Work in the Twenty-First: Implications for Career Development Ellie Gutowski, David L. Blustein, Maureen E. Kenny and Whitney Erby3. The Economic Outcomes of Career Development Programmes Christian Percy and Vanessa Dodd4. Career Development and Human Capital Theory: Preaching the "Education Gospel"Tristram Hooley5. Linking Educators and Employers: Taxonomies, Rationales and Barriers Christian Percy and Elnaz Kashefpakdel6. Authentic Education for Meaningful Work: Beyond "Career Management Skills"Ronald G. Sultana7. Career Guidance: Living on the Edge of Public Policy John McCarthy and Tibor Bors Borbély-Pecze8. The Aims of Career Development Policy: Towards a Comprehensive Framework Peter J.RobertsonSection 2: Theory9. Career Development Theory: An Integrated Analysis Julia Yates10. Organisational Career Development Theory: Weaving Individuals, Organisationsand Social Structures Kate Mackenzie Davey11. Organisational and Managerial Careers: A Coevolutionary View Hugh Gunz and Wolfgang Mayrhofer12. The Narrative Turn in Career Development Theories: An Integrative Perspective Jérôme Rossier, Paulo Miguel Cardoso and Maria Eduarda Duarte13. The Positioning of Social Justice: Critical Challenges for Career Development Barrie Irving14. Cultural Learning Theory and Career Development Phil McCash15. The Cultural Preparedness Perspective of Career Development Gideon Arulmani, Sachin Kumar, Sunita Shrestha, Maribon Viray andSajma Aravind16. Career Development Theories from the Global South Marcelo Afonso Ribeiro17. Cross-Cultural Career Psychology from a Critical Psychology Perspective Graham B. Stead and Ashley E. PoklarSection: Practice18. The Career Development Profession: Professionalisation, Professionalism, andProfessional Identity John Gough and Siobhan Neary19. Transformative Career Education in Schools and Colleges Anthony Barnes20. Labour Market Information for Career Development: Pivotal or Peripheral? Jenny Bimrose21. The Role of Digital Technology in Career Development Tristram Hooley and Tom Staunton22. Career Assessment Peter McIlveen, Harsha N. Perera, Jason Brown, Michael Healy, and Sara Hammer23. Client-CentredCareer Development Practice: A Critical Review Barbara Bassot24. Career Counselling Effectiveness and Contributing Factors Susan C. Whiston25. Evidence-Based Practice in Career Development Peter J. RobertsonIndex