Locus of Control of Disadvantaged High School Dropouts: Preliminary Data.

Amster, Judith B.; Lazarus, Philip J.

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Publication Date: 1982-Dec

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Locus of Control of Disadvantaged High School Dropouts: Preliminary Data.

Amster, Judith B.; Lazarus, Philip J.

Perceptual and Motor Skills, v55 n3 pt2 p1332-34 Dec 1982

Normative data collected on 197 disadvantaged high school dropouts on the dimension of internal-external control indicate this group appears to be external, but not markedly so. A short-term intervention program designed to improve academic and vocational skills did not appear to affect locus of control of 33 subjects. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Educational Counseling, High Schools, Locus of Control, Personal Autonomy, Pretests Posttests, Test Norms

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale

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