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Chusmir, Leonard H. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1983
Reviews literature concerning women who choose nontraditional occupations. Discusses female career choice in general, and describes characteristics and traits of the nontraditionalistic woman, including personality, motivational and background traits. Discusses the effects of federal antidiscrimination legislation and current trends in women's…
Descriptors: Background, Career Choice, Employed Women, Individual Characteristics
Lettieri, Dan J., Ed.; Ludford, Jacqueline P., Ed. – 1980
This report reviews five studies dealing with drug abuse and adolescence and presents an overview of the social changes which have contributed to the increased use of marijuana and other illicit drugs. The importance of the longitudinal study as a research tool is emphasized in describing the research projects that deal with the epidemiology of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biomedicine, Cohort Analysis, Delinquent Behavior
Holland, John L. – 1982
Structural-interactive vocational theory shows that both aspirational and work histories have continuity over the life span and provide useful explanations of stability and change. This paper suggests some implications of structural-interactive theory for the study of adult development. Common principles of structural-interactive theories are…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Career Change
Entwistle, Noel J.; And Others – CORE, 1977
Volume 1 discusses a large-scale follow-up study of the correlates of academic success in 2,595 college students. Volume 2 presents a philosophical and historical approach to studying educational objectives. (Available in microfiche from: Carfax Publishing Company, Haddon House, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxford 0X9 8JZ, England.) (CP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy