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Parental Influences on Career Development Perceived by African American and Mexican American College Students
Author(s) -
Fisher Teresa A.,
Padmawidjaja Inna
Publication year - 1999
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.2161-1912.1999.tb00220.x
Subject(s) - psychology , career development , mexican americans , identity (music) , career counseling , social psychology , ethnic group , pedagogy , sociology , anthropology , physics , acoustics
This study examined parental factors that influence career development among African American and Mexican American college students. Analysis of student interviews revealed that parents are influential in the following career domains: encouragement, educational expectations, critical life events, vicarious learning, and work identity. Career development issues that counselors need to address are provided.