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Folds, Lea D.; Tanner, C. Kenneth – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relations among socioeconomic status, highest-level mathematics course, absenteeism, student mobility and measures of work readiness of high school seniors in Georgia. Study participants were 476 high school seniors in one Georgia county. The full regression model explained 27.5% of the variance in…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Advanced Courses, Secondary School Mathematics, Attendance
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Strauser, David; Zanskas, Stephen; Lustig, Daniel – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to investigate the relationship between career readiness, defined as capability and complexity, and vocational identity for individuals with disabilities. Method: Forty-three consumers participating in vocational evaluation services for a state-federal vocational rehabilitation agency completed the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Rehabilitation Counseling, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Evaluation
Kosicki, Gerald M.; And Others – 1985
Designed to clarify the roles played by prizes as evaluative mechanisms in journalism, a study examined journalists' attitudes toward both internal (professional) and external (nonprofessional) reward systems and then examined the ability of both individual-level and organizational-level variables to predict these attitudes and prize-seeking…
Descriptors: Awards, Behavior Patterns, Group Behavior, Journalism
Twale, Darla J.; Thompson, Mary J. – 1990
This longitudinal study focused on predicting student outcomes through multiple test scores and vocational preferences using standardized instruments and self-reports of career plans. A total of 444 students in the class of 1986 were enrolled in either a non-vocational or vocational curriculum at one of 4 high schools in a small, rural,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates, High Schools
Blakemore, Thomas F.; Coker, Charles C. – 1982
A study was conducted (1) to obtain an estimate of the amount of error in prediction that occurs when static measures are used to interpret work-sample performance; (2) to identify a number of dynamic performance measures that reflect learning that might occur on the task; and (3) to compare the predictive accuracy of those measures to that of…
Descriptors: Adults, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
Giesen, J. Martin; And Others – 1985
This study was designed to assist vocational rehabilitation agencies serving blind and visually impaired persons to identify client characteristics and agency factors and resources associated with the following four client employment outcomes: competitive employment, sheltered workshop employment, homemaking, and non-working. For the study, 469…
Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Employment Level, Employment Potential, Homemakers