Culture and Assessment: Nomothetic and Idiographic Considerations

This article summarizes presentations on career assessment delivered at the 2007 joint symposium of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance, Society for Vocational Psychology, and National Career Development Association. Notable among the many themes that emerged from t...

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Published in:The Career development quarterly 2009-06, Vol.57 (4), p.342-347
Main Authors: Diemer, Matthew A., Gore Jr, Paul A.
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Achievement tests
Career Assessment
Career Development
Career development planning
Career Guidance
Careers
Children & youth
College Students
Conferences
Conferences (Gatherings)
Conferences, meetings and seminars
Counselor Role
Cross Cultural Studies
Cultural Context
Culture
Discussion Groups
Education Work Relationship
Inferences
Occupations
Ontology
Personality
Personality Assessment
Personality traits
Prevention
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Resistance (Psychology)
Social Capital
Social Psychology
System theory
Test Items
Translation
Validity
Vocational Interests
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Career Assessment
Career Development
Career development planning
Career Guidance
Careers
Children & youth
College Students
Conferences
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Counselor Role
Cross Cultural Studies
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Discussion Groups
Education Work Relationship
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Ontology
Personality
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Personality traits
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Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
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Social Capital
Social Psychology
System theory
Test Items
Translation
Validity
Vocational Interests
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