Using narratives to explore other-directed occupational choice and academic success

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-72

  Rehfuss, Mark C ^a   Borges, Nicole J ^b  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Cultural bias; Narratives; Other directed; Self directed; TAT; Thematic apperception test

Indexed keywords

EID: 31344477932     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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