The Role of Family Context in a Social Cognitive Model for Career-Related Choice Behavior: A Math and Science Perspective

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 348-364

  Ferry, Tamara R ^a   Fouad, Nadya A ^a   Smith, Philip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0000671318     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1999.1743     Document Type: Article

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