Mary N. Muturi Ng'enda 1 and Dr. Tabitha Wangeri 2
1. Department of Education and Technology, Murang’a University of Technology, P.O Box: 75-10200, Murang’a, Kenya
2. Department of Educational Psychology, Kenyatta University, P.O Box: 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya

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Ng’enda, Mary N. Muturi, and Dr. Tabitha Wangeri. "THE ROLE OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ON PARENTAL CAREER SUPPORT, STUDENTS SCIENCE SELF-EFFICACY, AND CAREER DECISION-MAKING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 8, no. 12, Dec. 2023, pp. 3878-3899, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i12.012. Accessed Dec. 2023.
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Ng’enda, M., & Wangeri, D. (2023, December). THE ROLE OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ON PARENTAL CAREER SUPPORT, STUDENTS SCIENCE SELF-EFFICACY, AND CAREER DECISION-MAKING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 8(12), 3878-3899. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i12.012
Chicago
Ng’enda, Mary N. Muturi, and Dr. Tabitha Wangeri. "THE ROLE OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ON PARENTAL CAREER SUPPORT, STUDENTS SCIENCE SELF-EFFICACY, AND CAREER DECISION-MAKING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 8, no. 12 (December 2023), 3878-3899. Accessed December, 2023. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i12.012.

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