The relative influence of selected life history experiences on the development of three vocational types (investigative, social, and enterprising) proposed by J. L. Holland is studied using causal modeling procedures. The lack of explicitness in the developmental postulates of Holland's theory is seen as a major deficiency. Among the principal…

A profile of the personal and educational backgrounds of college and university presidents is presented in order to provide a basis for future studies. Eight sections focus on: the study; personal characteristics about the presidents (sex, race and ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, and spouse's employment); academic background (highest…

Results of a national survey of senior nursing students in 1983, 1984, and 1985 concerning their skill and knowledge growth since beginning nursing school, and a followup survey a year after graduation concerning job choice and perceptions of job skills and other job-related factors, are reported. (MSE)

The purpose of this research was to describe and better understand the ethical experiences of graduate and undergraduate, male and female college students attending a university in a rural location of a mid-eastern state. A survey was created to determine the ethical activities of college students. A total of 2,718 surveys were completed.…

This study compared the perceptions of Boise State University (BSU) students with those of other four-year college enrollees in the areas of importance of educational outcomes, college contributions to reaching educational outcomes, personal growth in a variety of areas, and college contributions to personal growth. The study used the American…

During the orientation program for freshmen at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1973, students were surveyed by questionnaire. In 1976 a followup survey was sent to a random sample of 700 of those students, 40 percent of whom responded. The latter survey consisted of 301 multiple choice items, 127 of which are identical to the…