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    Exploring careers through a qualitative lens: an investigation and invitation

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    Authors
    Richardson, Julia
    O'Neil, D.A.
    Thorn, K.
    Date
    2021
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Richardson, J. and O'Neil, D.A. and Thorn, K. 2021. Exploring careers through a qualitative lens: an investigation and invitation. Career Development International. 27 (1): pp. 99-112.
    Source Title
    Career Development International
    DOI
    10.1108/CDI-08-2021-0197
    ISSN
    1362-0436
    Faculty
    Faculty of Business and Law
    School
    School of Management and Marketing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88149
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose: In this paper, the authors investigate and celebrate the contributions that qualitative research has made to Career Development International (CDI) and careers scholarship over the past 25 years. The authors highlight the positive impact of understanding the “lived/emic experiences” of individual career actors using qualitative research designs and identify areas for future research. Design/methodology/approach: The authors employ multiple approaches in their investigation. The authors’ enquiry is part conceptual, part critical analysis and part bibliometric visualisation of qualitative papers published in CDI. Findings: The authors identify the underlying ontological and epistemological assumptions of qualitative research, and the key tenets and contributions of qualitative research published in CDI. Their bibliometric analysis shows the interrelatedness and frequency of topics addressed by qualitative research and published in CDI, revealing areas for further research. While identifying some of the key criteria for rigor in qualitative research, the authors also engage with emerging calls to avoid rigid templates in how qualitative research is designed and implemented. In this regard, authors echo calls for “methodological bricolage” as an approach to qualitative research in the study of careers. Originality/value: This is the first bibliographic and visual analysis of qualitative research published in a single journal. The authors offer this investigation as a way of looking back and as an invitation looking forward, encouraging further qualitative research in anticipation of future theoretical developments in career scholarship.

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