Career development of SA professional women who take career breaks

Career Development for Women Scientists in Asia

Previously, challenges faced by women scientists have made it difficult for them to realize their dreams. The remarkable growth of Asian bioscience over the past decade, however, has created opportunities for young women in their home countries. The time is ripe for women in Asia to pursue their scientific aspirations.

Career Planning and Development for Students : Building a Career in a Professional Practice Discipline

Nurses assume a variety of roles in complex and ever changing health care systems. Moreover, the increasing demands of current work environments require that nurses be well prepared to provide and influence quality health care services. Nurse educators, therefore, are faced with the challenge of creating curricula that prepare and socialize students to take an active role in the evolution of th...

Investigating the Cognitive Theories of Career Development

Objective: There are several theories proposed on the career development and researchers have classified these theories in different categories. Career-related cognitive theory is one of the latest categories including two theories: social cognitive theory of career development and cognitive information processing. The current study seeks to compare these two cognitive theories of career develo...

Career Development

Career Stages of Executive Women: The Role of Self in Career Development

Self-concept, self-esteem and self-confidence play a variety of roles in the arena of career and academic development. In the corporate environment, self-confidence is a key to overcoming internal and external barriers during the careers of executive women. The early career stages of executive women consist of a period of uncertainty and discovering, while they learn their new corporate environ...