The Cultural Context of Career Assessment

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-390

  Blustein, David L ^a   Ellis, Michael V ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Career assessment; Cultural diversity; Multicultural perspectives; Psychometric theory; Vocational counseling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034358504     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106907270000800407     Document Type: Article

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