READINESS FOR CAREER CHOICES - PLANNING, EXPLORING, AND DECIDING

One of Super's most important contributions has been in explicating th ose developmental tasks that involve planning, exploring, and deciding , processes known collectively as readiness for career choices. The au thors review existing means of conceptualizing and operationalizing th e various aspects of readiness, as well as innovative practice applica tions that have emerged from this work. Next, selected elaborations an d extensions of the readiness construct are described. Finally, future directions for theory and research on readiness are presented with a particular emphasis on the promise of considering contextual issues, m otivational factors, and an expanded measurement perspective in subseq uent inquiry and practice.