Kumar, Arti, 1946-

Personal, academic and career development : SOARing to success / Arti Kumar. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2007. - xx, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing SOAR -- Defining key concepts and principles -- Realizing the potential of SOAR -- Building a "self map" : who am I? -- Motivation in the self-map : what do I want and need? -- Ability in the self-map : what am I capable of achieving? -- Personality in the self-map : how do I interact with others and with my environment? -- Researching and engaging with "opportunity" -- Understanding the changing world -- Aspirations, decisions, plans -- Demonstrating results -- Evaluating results and some concluding thoughts. pt. 1. A theoretical and applied model: integrating and enabling personal, career and academic development -- pt. 2. Self in the SOAR process: building a map for the journey through life -- pt. 3. Opportunity in the SOAR process -- pt. 4. Aspirations in the SOAR process -- pt. 5. Results in the SOAR process.

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Educational counseling.
Self-evaluation.
Success.

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