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Donald E. Super

Counseling Psychology

American psychologist who developed an influential life-span theory of vocational choice and career development, foundational to the practice of counseling psychology. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1910 1
Death Year
1994 1
Nationality / Culture
American 2
Defining Contribution
Outlined five major life stages of career development, growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, and disengagement, forming the life-span, life-space theory of vocational choice. 2
Notable Work
Life-Span, Life-Space Theory of Career Development 2
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1. Association for Psychological Science: Career Development Innovator Donald E. Super (1910-1994)
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Career Development Innovator Donald E. Super (1910-1994)
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2. Wikipedia: Life-Span, Life-Space Theory
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  • intro paragraph
    American psychologist Donald Super
  • Developmental stages section
    Super outlined five major life stages in career development
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