Career counseling with African immigrant college students: Theoretical approaches and implications for practice

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-312

  Stebleton, Michael J ^a,b  

^a Inver Hills Community College   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34547323801     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2007.tb00085.x     Document Type: Article

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