Career development tasks of Mexican American adolescents: An exploratory study

This interview-based study explored the extent to which four academically s uccessful Mexican American adolescents were engaged in age appropriate care er development tasks as suggested by Super's (1957, 1984) theory. It also e xplored the adolescent's understanding of the role that ethnicity played in their career related behaviors. Findings suggest that these Hispanic adole scents were engaged in age appropriate tasks according to Super's theory an d that both family and ethnic related factors were relevant to their career development.