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Kemboi, Rebecca J. Kimongo; Kindiki, Nyaga; Misigo, Benard – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study investigated the relationship between personality types and career choices of undergraduate students of Moi University. In Kenya, students are allowed to revise their career choices at various levels of education before they settle on one course of study in the University. The process of choosing careers begins in form three where…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Personality, Career Choice
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Ting, Siu-Man Raymond – Journal of Career Development, 2007
A career interest inventory, the Chinese Career Key (CCK) adapted from the Career Key based on Holland's theory of vocational choice, was studied. The purpose of the study was to further examine the psychometric qualities and user satisfaction of the CCK by comparing it to the Self-Directed Search. Students at a girls' public high school (N = 130)…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Interest Inventories, Chinese, Females
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Aranya, Nissim; Barak, Azy – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
Examined personality patterns and work attitudes of Canadian and Californian accountants. Using the Self Directed Search Scales, combinations of conventional, enterprising and social types were found most frequently. Scores on these types were related to organizational and professional commitments and vocational satisfaction. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Accountants, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Interest Inventories
Pichl, Hermi Ann; Clark, Andrew K. – Canadian Counsellor, 1984
Tested the relationship between congruency and academic achievement in 157 Canadian vocational high school students who completed Holland's Self Directed Search. The resulting summary code was compared for congruency using Holland's Occupations Finder. Significant relationships were found between congruent and non-congruent frequencies and between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Congruence (Psychology), Foreign Countries