It has long been accepted that career development is a life-long process (Super, 1990; Vondracek, Lerner & Schulenberg, 1986). Similarly, there has been acceptance for many years that career development is a complex process as evidenced by the range of theories that have been proposed to account for it, such as trait and factor theory, personality theories, and developmental-contextual theory. Such a range of theories is testament to the myriad of factors that influence the career development of individuals (Patton & McMahon, 1999; Super, 1990; Vondracek et al., 1986). With these theoretical formulations in mind, these authors report on the development of a K-12 career education program.
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