An analytical framework for career research in the post-modern era

International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-179

  McMahon, Mary ^a   Watson, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Career psychology; Constructivist; Systems Theory Framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749086896     PISSN: 18730388     EISSN: 15731782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10775-007-9126-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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