Stability of career aspirations: A longitudinal test of Gottfredsona's theory

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 579-598

  Junk, Kate E ^a   Armstrong, Patrick Ian ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

compromise; expressed career choices; Gottfredsona's theory; prestige and interests; sex type; stability of aspirations

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049289120     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845309350921     Document Type: Article

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