The Virtues of the SDS and Its Associated Typology: A Second Response to Prediger and Hanson.

Holland, John L.

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Virtues of the SDS and Its Associated Typology: A Second Response to Prediger and Hanson

Holland, John L.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, 8, 3, 349-356, Jun 76

The author reviews the evidence for the beneficial effects of the Self-Directed Search (SDS), indicates that Hanson and Prediger have misinterpreted the theory, that their evidence is misleading, and that other evidence indicates that males and females of the same type are similar. The virtues of raw scores are summarized. (Author)

Descriptors: College Students, Interest Inventories, Occupational Clusters, Occupational Tests, Raw Scores, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, State of the Art Reviews, Test Bias, Test Validity, Vocational Interests

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Self Directed Search

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