"Accentuation effects" of dissimilar academic departments: An application and exploration of Holland's theory

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 385-418

  Smart, John C ^b   Feldman, Kenneth A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 0032138302     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018737303291     Document Type: Article

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