A comparison of self-reported abilities and occupational ability patterns across occupations

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 180-190

  Harrington, Thomas F ^a   Schafer, William D ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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