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Erwin, T. Dary – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1982
Studied Holland's construct of consistency for its predictive validity of certain measures of vocational stability. Found consistency index to have no relationship with the similarity of the same subjects' beginning and ending college majors, or number of college major changes, number of course withdrawals, academic performance, and scholastic…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Career Choice, College Students, Evaluation Methods