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Career Guidance

Exploring the future career autobiography with young Australian undergraduate students: autobiographical opportunities for career storytelling and narrative change

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Pages 483-502 | Received 18 Jan 2022, Accepted 24 Jan 2023, Published online: 01 Mar 2023

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