Perceived career barriers among South African high school learners

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 206-221

  Stead, Graham B ^a   Els, Catherine ^a   Fouad, Nadya A ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 6344294367     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630403400203     Document Type: Article

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