Contributions
of Donald E. Super
Influences
- Differential psychology
- Self-concept theory
- Developmental psychology
People’s career behavior follows career PATTERNS
- Stable pattern
- Conventional pattern
- Unstable pattern
- Multiple trial pattern
Super amplified idea of vocational self-concept (1963)
- Individual acknowledges distinctive characteristics of
self while simultaneously acknowledging similarities to
others
- Vocational decisions made are consistent with
self-concept
- Process of identification progresses concurrently with
process of differentiation
- Role playing facilitates development of vocational
self-concept
- Reality testing solidifies vocational self-concept
Super extends theory by elaborating on vocational
maturity(1963)
- Career Planning
- Career Exploration
- World-of-Work Knowledge and Skills
- Career Decision Making Skills
- Knowledge of Preferred Occupation
Super specifies vocational development by further extending
analysis of life stages (1963)
- Growth
- Exploration
- Establishment
- Maintenance
- Decline
(View Super's Maxi-Cycle)
(View Super's Model of Developmental
Tasks Cycling and Recycling)
Life-Career Rainbow (1980 - 1990)
- Child
- Student
- Leisurite
- Citizen
- Worker
- Spouse
- Homemaker
- Parent
- Pensioner
Archway of Career Determinants (1994)
Web of Psychological Influences on Career Maturity (1981)