The Relation of Job Satisfaction to Vocational Preferences among Teachers of the Educable Mentally Retarded.

Wiggins, J. D.

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ERIC Number: EJ137692

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Relation of Job Satisfaction to Vocational Preferences among Teachers of the Educable Mentally Retarded

Wiggins, J. D.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, 8, 1, 13-18, Feb 76

The job satisfaction of 110 teachers of the educable mentally retarded was significantly and usually substantially correlated with the Social, Artistic, and Realistic scales of the Vocational Preference Inventory. The implications of the results for the selection and placement of teachers and for Holland's theory are discussed. (Author)

Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Mild Mental Retardation, Research Projects, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Selection, Teaching Experience, Vocational Interests

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Holland Vocational Preference Inventory

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