Swiss Adolescents' Career Aspirations: Influence of Context, Age, and Career Adaptability

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-245

  Hirschi, Andreas ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Career aspirations; Career decision making; Career development; Counseling psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649107306     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845309345844     Document Type: Article

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