Reliability and Validity of a Rating Scale for Assessing Career Choice Appropriateness in Adolescence

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-109

  Westbrook, Bert W ^a   Sanford, Eleanor E ^b   Waters, Sandy ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MetaMetrics   (United States)

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EID: 0033470357     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106907279900700106     Document Type: Article

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