SUPER'S LIFE SPAN/ LIFE SPACE THEORY OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT

The theory is described as a set of theories dealing with specific aspects of career development, taken from developmental, differential, social, personality, and phenomenological psychology and held together by self-concept and learning theory (pp 25-28).

• psychological characterisitcs= personality/accomplishments
• social economic factors= career development

Vocational Development: Process by which self-concept is developed and implemented.

• Self Concept: How one views oneself and one's situation.
• Personality, Needs, Values, Interests
• Is subjective in this theory (self-concept changes over time)

Six Major Roles

• Homemaker
• Worker
• Citizen
• Leisurite
• Student
• Child

Developmental Stages (not sequential, can recycle back):

• Birth, Growth
• Exploration
• Crystallizing, Specifying, Implementing
• Establishment
• Advancing, Consolidating, Stabilizing
• Maintenance
• Holding. Updating, Innovating, Decelerating
• Disengagement
• Retirement Planning/Living

• Maxicycles: Not everyone goes through these stages the same way or age.

• Minicycles: Going through various stages before moving on.

Career Maturity: Readiness to engage in the developmental tasks appropriate to age and level of which one finds oneself.

• LATER refined as CAREER ADAPTABILITY: constructs of planfulness, exploration, information, decision making, and reality orientation,

Helpful Link

https://youtu.be/F1gPTpl5X4g