Challenge and success: A qualitative study of the career development of highly achieving women with physical and sensory disabilities

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-80

  Noonan, Brigid M ^a   Gallor, Susanna M ^b   Hensler McGinnis, Nancy F ^b   Fassinger, Ruth E ^b   Wang, Shihwe ^b   Goodman, Jennifer ^b  

^a STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLINDNESS; CAREER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; LIMB DEFORMITY; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ROLE PLAYING; SELF ESTEEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0842325131     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.51.1.68     Document Type: Article

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