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Article: Current status and future agenda for the theory, research, and practice of childhood career development.
- Article from:
- Career Development Quarterly
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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This article reviews the current status and a future agenda for childhood career development theory, research, and practice. The fragmented nature of the current state of the literature is noted, and a call is made for a reexamination and reconsideration of the childhood developmental pathways of life's work. It is suggested that the study of children's work behavior be rooted in life contexts, most notably, families, communities, and schools.
What is the current state of knowledge in childhood career development, where is it going, and how will we get there? One might even beg the question by asking, "Who are the we that are getting where?" One way to answer ...