Self-efficacy, perceptions of barriers, vocational identity, and the career exploration behavior of Latino/a high school student

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George V. Gushue, Christine P. Clarke, Karen M. Pantzer, and Kolone R. L. Scanlan, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University. This research was supported by a Columbia University Teachers College dean's grant awarded to the first author. The authors gratefully acknowledge the insights and invaluable assistance provided by Evda Darios of the New York City Department of Education and Tom Pendleton of the New York Citywide School to Work Alliance. The authors also thank Annmarie Campanella, Peter Donnelly, Catalina Gomez, Amy Yi-Yung Lee, Bindu Methikalam, Sukkyung Nam, Allison Newman, Rosa Perez, and Melissa Whitson for their help in collecting the data. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to George V. Gushue, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 64, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027 (e-mail: gvg3@columbia.edu).

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