The relationship of career decision-making self-efficacy, vocational identity, and career exploration behavior in African American high school students

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-28

  Gushue, George V ^a   Scanlan, Kolone R L ^a   Pantzer, Karen M ^a   Clarke, Christine P ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; African American Black; Career development; Career exploration; Multicultural

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746550338     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845305283004     Document Type: Article

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