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Donald Super developed a theory of career development based on the concept of self-concept changing over time through experience. He identified five stages of career development: growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, and decline. At each stage, individuals face different developmental tasks related to their careers, life situations, and occupational preferences. Super's model emphasizes that career development is a lifelong process as self-concept and interests change throughout one's life.

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Career Theory Model Super 20170501

Donald Super developed a theory of career development based on the concept of self-concept changing over time through experience. He identified five stages of career development: growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, and decline. At each stage, individuals face different developmental tasks related to their careers, life situations, and occupational preferences. Super's model emphasizes that career development is a lifelong process as self-concept and interests change throughout one's life.

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Career development Theories and models

Donald Super Developmental self-concept


Donald Super’s career model is based on the belief that self-concept changes over time and develops as a
result of experience.

One of Donald Super’s greatest contributions to career development has been his emphasis on the importance
of the development of self-concept. According to Super, self-concept changes over time and develops as a
result of experience. As such, career development is lifelong.

Super’s five life and career development stages

Super developed the theories and work of colleague Eli Ginzberg. Super felt that Ginzberg’s work had
weaknesses, which he wanted to address. Super extended Ginzberg’s work on life and career development
stages from three to five, and included different sub-stages.

Stage 1: Growth Age 0–14 Characteristics: Development of self-concept, attitudes, needs and general
world of work

Stage 2: Exploration Age 15–24 Characteristics: “Trying out” through classes, work experience, hobbies.
Tentative choice and skill development

Stage 3: Establishment Age 25–44 Characteristics: Entry-level skill building and stabilisation through work
experience

Stage 4: Maintenance Age 45-64 Characteristics: Continual adjustment process to improve position

Stage 5: Decline Age 65+ Characteristics: Reduced output, prepare for retirement

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Career development Theories and models

Developmental tasks at the different stages


Super argues that occupational preferences and competencies, along with an individual’s life situations
all change with time and experience.
Super developed the concept of vocational maturity, which may or may not correspond to
chronological age: people cycle through each of these stages when they go through career transitions.

Decline
In adolescence: In early adulthood: In middle adulthood: In late adulthood:

Giving less time to Reducing sports Focusing on Reducing working


hobbies. participation. essentials. hours.

Maintenance
In adolescence: In early adulthood: In middle adulthood: In late adulthood:

Verifying current Making occupational Holding one's own Keeping what one
occupational choice. position secure. against competition. enjoys.

Establishment
In adolescence: In early adulthood: In middle adulthood: In late adulthood:

Getting started in a Settling down in a Developing new skills. Doing things one has
chosen field. suitable position. wanted to do.

Exploration
In adolescence: In early adulthood: In middle adulthood: In late adulthood:

Learning more about Finding desired Identifying new tasks Finding a good
opportunities. opportunity. to work on. retirement place.

Growth
In adolescence: In early adulthood: In middle adulthood: In late adulthood:

Developing a Learning to relate to Accepting one's own Developing and


realistic self-concept. others. limitations. valuing non-
occupational roles.

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