Putting culture into context: Cultural and cross-cultural perspectives in career development and transition research and practice

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-308

  Stambulova, Natalia B ^a   Alfermann, Dorothee ^b  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athletic career; Career assistance; Career transitions; Contextual factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449106944     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2009.9671911     Document Type: Article

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