Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think?
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2017)
Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think?. Phoenix (AGCAS journal), 20-21
Dr Pete Robertson, Associate Professor & Programme Leader for Career Guidance in the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University, outlines proactive approaches t...
Positive psychology and career development
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2018)
Positive psychology and career development. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 46(2), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2017.1318433
Positive psychology has been an influential movement within psychology in the early years of the 21st century. It is now timely to assess the value of its contribution to care...
Career Guidance, Health and Well-being
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2017)
Career Guidance, Health and Well-being. Career Matters, 5(1), 36-37
This is a brief article for practitioners in the Career Development Institute's magazine: Career Matters. It explores the links between work, health and well-being, and cons...
Towards a capability approach to careers: Applying Amartya Sen's thinking
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2015)
Towards a capability approach to careers: Applying Amartya Sen's thinking. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 15(1), 75-88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-014-9280-4
Amartya Sen’s capability approach characterizes an individual’s well-being in terms of what they are able to be, and what they are able to do. This framework for thinking has ...