Mentoring relationships from early adolescence through emerging adulthood: A qualitative analysis

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-182

  Liang, Belle ^a   Spencer, Renée ^b   Brogan, Deirdre ^a   Corral, Macarena ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; College; Emerging adults; High school; Mentor relationships; Middle school

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749097573     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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