The effects of framing vocational choices on young adults' sets of career options

Career Development International

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-25

  Feldman, Daniel C ^a   Whitcomb, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Careers; Decision making; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844442006     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430510577600     Document Type: Article

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