Promoting career studies in theory and practice

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to anticipate and help promote a growing conversation around the field of career studies. It is a conversation relevant to both scholars and practitioners, to social scientists of various disciplines, and to regional and global employment arrangements. We will briefly review the field of career studies, show how it complements ideas on ‘vocational guidance’, examine the emergence of the global knowledge-driven economy, and highlight the existence of separate – rather than shared - conversations among careers scholars. We will close with an appeal to promote and sustain future interdisciplinary conversation, as well as greater interaction between the arenas of theory and practice.