ch. 1. The manifestation of career : introduction and overview / Part I. New directions in theoretical perspectives for career development and guidance -- ch. 2. New trends in theory development in career psychology / ch. 3. Context-resonant systems perspectives in career theory / ch. 4.Life span theory and career theories : rapprochement or estrangement? / ch. 5. Indigenous models of career development and vocational psychology / ch. 6.The cultural preparation process model and career development / ch. 7. Mahatma Gandhi's ideas for work, career, and life / Part II. The person in contexts across the life span -- ch. 8.Personality and self : multiple frames of reference for career service professionals / ch. 9. Parental influences on youth's career construction / ch. 10. The interface between positive youth development and youth career development : new avenues for career guidance practice / ch. 11. Mid-career progression and development : the role for career guidance and counseling / Part III. Boom, bust, and suitability : effective career preparation in a volatile labor market -- ch. 12. Understanding the labor market : implications for career counseling / ch. 13. Labor market and career development in the 21st century / ch. 14. Career advice and guidance in a world where vocational skills matter / ch. 15. Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and career guidance : the interface / ch. 16. Second career : an eventual need in today's world / Part IV. Making our careers green : work, environmental sustainability, and social justice -- ch. 17. Green guidance / ch. 19. Educational inequality and social justice : challenges for career guidance / ch. 20. Career guidance and counseling in the context of unemployment and vulnerability : a case study of South Africa / ch. 21.Tensions in livelihoods : a rural perspective

Part V. Career services : new directions for practice -- ch. 23. Telling tales : do narrative approaches for career counseling count? / ch. 24. Mind the twist in the tale : the story as a channel for culture-resonant career counseling / ch. 25. Enabling culturally sensitive career counseling through critically reflective practice : the role of reflective diaries in personal and professional development / ch. 26. Online careers work : colonist or inhabitant? / ch. 27. Career helplines : a resource for career development / Part VI. Innovations in career counseling : services for special groups -- ch. 28. Special educational needs, social cognitive environments, and preparing for the world of work / ch. 29. "I don't want to make candles!" Supporting the career development needs of those recovering from mental llnesses / ch. 30. Career counseling among indigenous peoples / ch. 31. Older women's retrospective narratives of their work and learning pathways / ch. 32. The immigrant, expatriate, and repatriate experience : how career professionals can smooth the way? / ch. 33. Should I stay or should I go home? Career guidance with international students / Part VII. Career services : new directions for assessment and evaluation -- ch. 34. Assessment of interest and aptitude : a methodologically integrated approach / ch. 35. Making meaning of quantitative assessment in career counseling through a storytelling approach / ch. 36. The assessment of quality of working life in career guidance and counseling / ch. 37. Evaluation of the quality of career guidance centers / ch. 38. Demonstrating the impact of career guidance / Part VIII. Career services : new directions for counselor training, competencies, and standards -- ch. 39. Career counselor competencies and standards : differences and similarities across countries / ch. 40. Orienting educators to contemporary ideas for career counseling : an illustrative example / ch. 41. Training career practitioners : opportunities and challenges