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McMahon, Mary; Watson, Mark; Chetty, Candice; Hoelson, Christopher Norman – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2012
The present article examines how the five process constructs of reflection, connectedness, meaning making, learning and agency are operationalised in a constructivist approach to career counselling, specifically a storytelling approach. This article reports on an exploratory case study of a Black South African female university student. The case…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Story Telling, Blacks, Undergraduate Students
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McMahon, Mary; Patton, Wendy; Watson, Mark – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2004
The Systems Theory Framework (STF) of career development represents a metatheoretical account of career development that is consistent with the constructivist worldview. Presented as a framework of influences, the STF clearly illustrates the content and process of career development. The STF has provided the stimulus for the development of a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Systems Approach, Career Development, Story Telling
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McMahon, Mary; Watson, Mark – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2006
In recent years, career theory and practice has been challenged to revise and reinvigorate itself in order to remain relevant in the post-modern world. The most fundamental challenge is to produce an identity for career practice that is congruent with the post-modern world (Watson & McMahon, 2005). Career research is facing a similar challenge as…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Systems Approach, Career Counseling, Career Development