Perceptions of Serendipity: Career Paths of Prominent Academic Women in Counseling Psychology.

Williams, Elizabeth Nutt; Soeprapto, Elvie; Like, Kathy; Touradji, Pegah; Hess, Shirley; Hill, Clara E.

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ERIC Number: EJ581239

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Perceptions of Serendipity: Career Paths of Prominent Academic Women in Counseling Psychology.

Williams, Elizabeth Nutt; Soeprapto, Elvie; Like, Kathy; Touradji, Pegah; Hess, Shirley; Hill, Clara E.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v45 n4 p379-89 Oct 1998

Consensual qualitative research examines the impact of chance events on career choices and the contextual factors surrounding them. Results suggest that chance events affected career choices most often by changing women's paths altogether or by altering their self-concepts. Internal characteristics and external factors helped women take advantage of chance. (Author/EMK)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Counseling Psychology, Females, Higher Education, Occupational Aspiration, Qualitative Research, Women Faculty

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: For related article, see CG 553 448.