Handbook of Innovative Career Counselling (PDF)

Prof. Kobus Maree (DEd (Career Counselling); PhD (Learning Facilitation in Mathematics); DPhil (Psychology)) is a full Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria. His main research interests are career construction (counselling), life design (counselling), emotional-social intelligence and social responsibility, and learning facilitation in mathematics. He links research results to appropriate career choices and to life designing.



Past editor of a number of scholarly journals, for instance, the South African Journal of Psychology, current editor of the African Journal of Career Development, managing editor of Gifted Education International, regional editor for Southern Africa: Early Child Development and Care, and a member of several national and international bodies, including the Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP) (USA), the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) (USA), the Psychology Association of South Africa (SA), and the Association of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In 2009, he was awarded the Stals Prize of the South African Academy of Science and Arts for exceptional research and contributions to Psychology. In June 2014, he was awarded the Stals prize for exceptional research and contributions to Education, and he received the Psychological Society of South Africa's (PsySSA) Award for Excellence in Science in 2014. Prof. Maree was also awarded Honorary Membership of the Golden Key International Honour Society for exceptional academic achievements, leadership skills and community involvement in 2014 and the Chancellor's Medal for Teaching and Learning from the University of Pretoria in 2010. He has been nominated successfully as an Exceptional Academic Achiever on four consecutive occasions.



Prof. Maree has authored or co­authored 110+ peer-reviewed articles and 55 books/ book chapters on career counselling, research and related topics since 2009. In the same