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Richardson, Mary Sue – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1974
Fourteen presumed measures of career orientation as well as Super's Work Values Inventory were administered to college women. Work-oriented women tended to choose traditionally feminine occupations in contrast to the career-oriented women whose aspirations included higher level and less traditional occupations. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Females, Occupational Aspiration
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Bolton, Brian – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1980
Stimulating work, interpersonal satisfaction, economic security, responsible autonomy, comfortable existence, and esthetic concerns provide a summary of clients' work motivation at a higher level of generality. They are independent of age, education, and intelligence and can be hand-scored. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Intelligence, Interest Inventories
Grace, Jane; Lee, Glenda E.
In order to determine if there are differences in the work values of two-year college students among various vocational/occupational majors, Super's Work Values Inventory was administered to 391 freshmen entering Middlesex Community College in the fall of 1973. Among the 127 males and 268 females surveyed, there were 178 liberal arts majors, 73…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Majors (Students), Motivation
Borow, Henry; Hendrix, Vernon L. – 1974
This is the final report of a project initiated in September 1965 to: (1) determine and measure the environmental factors and the social-psychological characteristics of students which are related to the success or failure of occupational programs; and (2) to identify a variety of typical educational career patterns and to isolate teams of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Educational Objectives, Environmental Influences