Interventions in Career Design and Education: Transformation for Sustainable Development and Decent Work

ISBN-13: 9783319919676 Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication date: 11/30/2018 Series: Lifelong Learning Book Series , #23 Edition description: 1st ed. 2018 Pages: 340 Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) This book is the product of a series of reflections by career counseling and guidance specialists on a question central to society: "How can career and life design interventions contribute to fair and sustainable development and to the implementation of decent work all over the world? ". This question was formulated by Professor J. Guichard, the director of the UNESCO Chair in Lifelong Guidance and counseling at the University of Wroclaw, Poland. The researchers involved in this Chair’s activities proposed answers which form the chapters of this book. These reflections emphasize the need to focus on the study and implementation of certain central psychological processes which can enable individuals to face the main challenges of our society. The contributions