Contributions of the relational context to career adaptability among urban adolescents

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-272

  Kenny, Maureen E ^a   Bledsoe, Meredith ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Career adaptability; Relational context; Urban youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 12744268219     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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