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Self-concept and occupational membership: Their relationship to vocational choice

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  1. Department of Educational Psychology & Guidance & Counselling, Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

    Francis J. Nwachukwu Ph.D.

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Nwachukwu, F.J. Self-concept and occupational membership: Their relationship to vocational choice. J Career Dev 18, 259–269 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01352150

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