Cape Verdean Immigrants' Career Development and School Engagement: Perceived Discrimination as a Moderator

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 341-358

  Coutinho, Maria Teresa ^a   Blustein, David L ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black immigrants; career planning; perceived discrimination; school engagement; vocational identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902965813     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845313495589     Document Type: Article

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