A Causal Model of the Educational Plans and Career Expectations of Mexican American High School Girls

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 166-181

  McWhirter, Ellen Hawley ^b   Hackett, Gail ^c   Bandalos, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c 5251 University of Oregon ^*

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EID: 0003136004     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.45.2.166     Document Type: Article

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