Predictors of the career commitment process in Mexican American college students

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 204-215

  Leal Muniz, Veronica ^a   Constantine, Madonna G ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Career commitment; Career development; College students; Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645751446     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072704273164     Document Type: Article

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