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An Investigation of Holland's Vocational Theory Across and Within Selected Occupational Groups

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Fabry, Julian J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976

A test of Holland's vocational theory across and within selected occupational groups demonstrated concurrent validity for three of the four groups investigated. Statistically significant coefficients of concordance indicated a degree of agreement among individuals in each of the occupational groups investigated. (Author)

Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Group Behavior, Group Testing, Interest Inventories

Reference Group Perspectives and the Vocational Maturity of Lower Socioeconomic Black Youth

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Smith, Elsie J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976

The reference group perspectives of 188 lower socioeconomic black high school seniors were found to be related to their career maturity. Students' post-high school plans (either work- or college-bound) and their views of the opportunity structure of America were related to both their reference group perspectives orientation and their career…

Descriptors: Career Planning, Environmental Influences, Group Behavior, High School Students