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Chaos, Complexity and COVID-19: The Chaos Theory of Careers in 2022
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Pryor, Robert G. L.; Bright, Jim E. H. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2022
In acknowledging the contribution of the Australian Journal of Career Development (AJCD's) continuing work to the career development field, this paper briefly outlines the Chaos Theory of Careers (CTC) and its empirical support. Issues relating to closed and open system validation are canvassed. Two types of COVID-19 case study are analysed: a…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Career Development, COVID-19, Pandemics
If You Go down to the Woods Today You Are in for a Big Surprise: Seeing the Wood for the Trees in Online Delivery of Career Guidance
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Bright, Jim E. H. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
Arguments about online delivery of career development are too frequently couched in polarising terms setting traditional face-to-face guidance practice against online systems. The focus has been on the alleged dehumanising impact of technology and the speed, economy and efficiency of online systems. The possible synergies delivered by the…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Online Systems, Delivery Systems, Career Development
The Chaos Theory of Careers (CTC): Ten Years on and Only Just Begun
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Pryor, Robert G. L.; Bright, Jim E. H. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2014
The developments in the Chaos Theory of Careers (CTC) are outlined for the last decade since the publication of the original formulation in this journal in 2003 (Pryor & Bright, 2003a). The history of the development of the CTC and the major theoretical constructs of the theory including context, complexity, change, chance, attractors,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Counseling Techniques, Theory Practice Relationship, Counseling Theories
High School Students -- Complexity, Change and Chance: Do the Key Concepts of the Chaos Theory of Careers Apply?
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Borg, Tony; Bright, Jim E. H.; Pryor, Robert G. L. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2014
A key postulate of the Chaos Theory of Careers is the significant influence of change, in general, and unplanned change, in particular, on individuals' career development. This qualitative research study investigated the perceived incident and impact of such change in the career paths of 55 high school graduates from the same class. Using a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Counseling, Counseling Theories, High School Graduates
The Chaos Theory of Careers
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Bright, Jim E. H.; Pryor, Robert G. L. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2011
The Chaos Theory of Careers (CTC; Pryor & Bright, 2011) construes both individuals and the contexts in which they develop their careers in terms of complex dynamical systems. Such systems perpetually operate under influences of stability and change both internally and in relation to each other. The CTC introduces new concepts to account for…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Career Counseling, Counseling Services, Counseling Theories
Career Decision Status as a Predictor of Resignation Behavior Five Years Later
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Earl, Joanne K.; Minbashian, Amirali; Sukijjakhamin, Aun; Bright, Jim E. H. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
This paper extends earlier research exploring the relationship between career decision status and work outcomes by examining resignation behavior in a group of new graduates five years after initial appointment. On appointment various measures were collected including career decision status variables. Earlier research identified a significant…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Persistence, Graduates, Career Change