Teenage career aspirations and adult career attainment: The role of gender, social background and general cognitive ability

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 210-217

  Schoon, Ingrid ^a   Polek, Elzbieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career aspirations and attainment; Gender; General cognitive ability; Longitudinal; Social background

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79960101972     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025411398183     Document Type: Article

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