Exploring or Floundering? The Meaning of Employment and Educational Fluctuations in Emerging Adulthood

Youth and Society

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 245-266

  Krahn, Harvey J ^a   Howard, Andrea L ^b   Galambos, Nancy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

emerging adulthood; employment; exploring; floundering; postsecondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921625025     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X12459061     Document Type: Article

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