TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of Serendipity
T2 - Career Paths of Prominent Academic Women in Counseling Psychology
AU - Williams, Elizabeth Nutt
AU - Soeprapto, Elvie
AU - Like, Kathy
AU - Touradji, Pegah
AU - Hess, Shirley
AU - Hill, Clara E.
PY - 1998/10
Y1 - 1998/10
N2 - Consensual qualitative research was used to investigate the impact of chance events on the career choices of prominent academic women in counseling psychology and to examine the contextual factors sorrounding the chance events. The results suggests that chance events affected career choices most often by changing women's career paths altogether or by altering their self-concepts. The results also suggests that both internal characteristics (e.g., ability to take risks, self-confidence, etc.) and external factors (e.g., a strong support system, few external barriers, etc.) helped women take advantage of chance opportunities. The implications of integrating the concept of serendipity into our existing understanding of career development is discussed.
AB - Consensual qualitative research was used to investigate the impact of chance events on the career choices of prominent academic women in counseling psychology and to examine the contextual factors sorrounding the chance events. The results suggests that chance events affected career choices most often by changing women's career paths altogether or by altering their self-concepts. The results also suggests that both internal characteristics (e.g., ability to take risks, self-confidence, etc.) and external factors (e.g., a strong support system, few external barriers, etc.) helped women take advantage of chance opportunities. The implications of integrating the concept of serendipity into our existing understanding of career development is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-0167.45.4.379
DO - 10.1037/0022-0167.45.4.379
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000020965
SN - 0022-0167
VL - 45
SP - 379
EP - 389
JO - Journal of Counseling Psychology
JF - Journal of Counseling Psychology
IS - 4
ER -