Factors that influence persistence in science and engineering career aspirations

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 234-243

  Mau, Wei Cheng ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039484398     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2003.tb00604.x     Document Type: Article

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