Making a "major" real-life decision: College students choosing an academic major

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 379-387

  Galotti, Kathleen M ^a  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0033137470     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.91.2.379     Document Type: Article

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