Junior high school students' career plans for the future: A Canadian perspective

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-271

  Bardick, Angela D ^a,b   Bernes, Kerry B ^a   Magnusson, Kris C ^a,c   Witko, Kim D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b Therapeutic   (Canada)

^c Faculty of Education

Author keywords

Adolescence; Career planning; Junior high; Occupational aspirations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744527236     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845305279168     Document Type: Article

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