The gendered nature of career related learning experiences: A social cognitive career theory perspective

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-275

  Williams, Christine M ^a   Subich, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Learning experiences; Learning experiences questionnaire; Outcome expectations; Self efficacy; Social cognitive career theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750610821     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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