Perceived barriers to education and career: Ethnic and gender differences

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 124-140

  McWhirter, Ellen Hawley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0031068972     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1995.1536     Document Type: Article

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