Development patterns of occupational aspirations in adolescents with high-incidence disabilities

Exceptional Children

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-179

  Rojewski, Jay W ^a   Lee, In Heok ^a   Gregg, Noel ^a   Gemici, Sinan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b National Centre for Vocational Education Research   (Australia)

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EID: 84856047453     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440291207800202     Document Type: Article

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