Career Development, Work, and Occupational Success

Handbook of Research on Adult Learning and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 412-435

  Porfeli, Erik J ^a   Vondracek, Fred W ^b  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954456979     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203887882-17     Document Type: Chapter

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