Where have the investigative occupations gone?: Perceptions and misperceptions of occupations

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-231

  Amit, Adi ^a,b   Sagiv, Lilach ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Investigative; Perception of occupations; RIASEC; Vocational interests; Work environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849191104     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072708329032     Document Type: Article

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