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Do Children's Career Aspirations Predict Adult Occupations? An Answer from a Secondary Analysis of a Longitudinal Study

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Career Development and Diversity Education, Achievement, and Giftedness Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

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A secondary analysis of 271 students aged 6 to 17 years from the Terman (1926) longitudinal study of gifted children showed a strong concordance rate between childhood career aspirations and early adult attainment, particularly in scientific, artistic, helping, and skilled trade professions.

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1952Toward a Theory of OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE 1991Stability of Children's Career Aspirations 1992Relationship of Children's Career Aspirations to Parents' Occupations

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