A celebration of a remarkably

extensive body of scholarship and

a foundational text for students of
career guidance, career education
and career counselling.

WHY SHOULD I BUY IT?

THE BEST OF TONY

WATTS WRITINGS IN
ONE PLACE
Professor Tony Watts is a pre-eminent figure
in the field of career guidance. He retired in
late 2014 after a 50 year career in the field. This
single volume is dedicated to anthologising his
work in a way that is accessible to students,
policy makers, researchers and practitioners
and contains Watts most enduring and key
writings about career guidance.

Tony Watts is considered by many to be one

of the founding fathers of modern careers
work. From his research into models of
practice, including the hugely influential
DOTS schema, which has been used, adapted
and modified by careers practitioners for
decades, to his critical analysis of a wide
range of career developments both here
and across the world, Tonys contribution to
the theory and practice of careers guidance,
careers education and careers counselling
has been immense.
Over the years, his research, writings
and lectures have been instrumental in
precipitating and fuelling an ongoing debate
within the profession about the nature and
purpose of careers work in all its forms.
Tony has never been afraid to challenge
current thinking in the passionate belief that
strong evidence, clear thinking and deep
reflection should underpin everything we
do. His work has informed local, national
and international policymaking and inspired
careers practitioners for decades. Although
many of these writings reflect the times in
which they were written, they also explore
and expose issues, developments and failings
in policies and practice that are still relevant
today. Anyone that wants to strengthen and
enrich their own understanding of careers
work, its history and development and the
role it could and should play within a modern
economy would benefit enormously from
reading his work.
Tony Watts writings comprise over 600
items (see Bibliography section), which are
currently scattered across journal articles,
books and reports with varying levels of
accessibility. Some of the most critical and
frequently cited work is no longer in print.
The book, a celebration of a remarkably
extensive body of scholarship, brings
together the most useful and enduring
elements of his work for use by academics,
policy makers, practitioners and students.

WHO SHOULD BUY IT?

Career professionals or those in training
academics
policy makers
practitioners
students

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Section One: Conceptualising Career Development

Education and Employment: the Traditional Bonds
Reshaping Career Development for the 21st Century
Careers Education and the Informal Economies
The Economic and Social Benefits of Career Guidance
Section Two: Models for Practice
Careers Education
Power in Careers Guidance Work
The Concept of Work Experience
A Conceptual Framework
Career Development Learning and Employability
The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in
Integrated Career Information and Guidance Systems: A Policy
Perspective
Section Three: The Politics of Career Development
Socio-Political Ideologies in Guidance
The Implications of School-Leaver Unemployment for Careers
Education in Schools
The Impact of the New Right: Policy Challenges Confronting
Careers Guidance in England and Wales
Career Guidance and Social Exclusion: A Cautionary Tale
The New Career and Public Policy
Section Four: International Career Development
The Role of Career Guidance in Societies in Transition
Career Guidance: An International Perspective
Policy Challenges for Career Guidance
Career Guidance Policies in 37 Countries: Contrasts and Common
Themes
Section Five: Looking Forwards
Unemployment and the Future of Work
Career Development: Looking Back; Moving Forward

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