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ERIC Number: EJ642526
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
Commentary: At Last Research on Career Development in a Developmental-Contextual Fashion.
Silbereisen, Rainer K.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v60 n2 p310-19 Apr 2002
This synthesis of articles in the special issue highlights the influence of context and psychological mechanisms on school-to-work transition, especially the effects of sociohistorical changes, gender, occupational aspiration, and parental socioeconomic status. Concludes that forming occupational aspirations and entering a career are complex interactions between person and context. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Development, Context Effect, Developmental Stages, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Occupational Aspiration, Psychological Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Person Environment Fit
Note: Special Issue on the Transition from School to Work: Societal Opportunities and Individual Agency.