Constructions of work among adolescents in transition

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-115

  Ferrari, Lea ^a   Nota, Laura ^a   Soresi, Salvatore ^a   Blustein, David L ^b   Murphy, Kerri A ^b   Kenna, Alexandra C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Career decision making; Culture and working; Meaning of work; Working

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149145273     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072708325829     Document Type: Article

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