How do Jamaica's unattached youth view their career prospects and life skills?;Comment les jeunes chômeurs Jamaïcains voient-ils leurs perspectives de carrière et leurs compétences pour la vie?

Comparative Education Review

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 421-447

  Saxon, Terrill F ^a   Hull, Darrell M ^b   Fearon, Danielle D ^a   Williams, Lincoln O ^c   Tindigarukayo, Jimmy K ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

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EID: 84863847845     PISSN: 00104086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664992     Document Type: Article

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