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Life-Span, Life-Space Theory of Career Development

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A theory holding that career development is a lifelong process shaped by an individual's evolving self-concept and the social roles the individual occupies across the lifespan.

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Career development unfolds through five life stages, growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, and disengagement, each defined by its own developmental tasks. 1
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1. Wikipedia: Life-Span, Life-Space Theory
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Career development is a lifelong process, shaped by an individual's evolving self-concept and the various social roles they occupy across their lifespan.
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1. Wikipedia: Life-Span, Life-Space Theory
Wikimedia FoundationDevelopmental stages section
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Super outlined five major life stages in career development
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