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Peer reviewedBuser, Samuel Jackson – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1989
Discusses ways in which multidimensional scaling can be used by counseling practitioners. Presents brief conceptual overview and describes application of multidimensional scaling in vocational, family, and group settings. Includes a case study of the author's use of multidimensional scaling as an intervention in counselor training groups. Also…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training, Counselors, Multidimensional Scaling
Mazen, A. Magid – 1984
Holland's (1973) theory of vocational choice proposes a typology of, and a match between, people and occupations. The Self Directed Search (SDS) can be used to assess people's occupational orientation types. To assess the construct validity of Holland's theory of occupational preferences, 171 female industrial workers participated in a study,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Multidimensional Scaling, Personality Traits
