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Tracing super's theory of vocational development: a 40-year retrospective

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Paul R. Salomone is a professor in the Counseling and Human Services Program at Syracuse University. Appreciation is expressed to Mary T. Nicklaus for her considerable help with the literature review and preliminary tabular formulations, and to Barbara Pauley for her assistance with the preparation of this manuscript.

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Salomone, P.R. Tracing super's theory of vocational development: a 40-year retrospective. J Career Dev 22, 167–184 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02274806

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