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Challenges to the Career Development of Urban Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth: Implications for Vocational Intervention
Author(s) -
Constantine Madonna G.,
Erickson Chris D.,
Banks Reginald W.,
Timberlake Terri L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1998.tb00189.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , career development , vocational education , intervention (counseling) , psychology , career counseling , variety (cybernetics) , population , educational attainment , pedagogy , sociology , political science , demography , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , anthropology , computer science , law
Urban racial and ethnic minority youth experience a variety of internal and external challenges to their career development. This article discusses several potential barriers to successful career attainment experienced by racial and ethnic minority youth and identifies a series of recommendations that vocational counselors may wish to consider in addressing the career development needs of this population.