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Download full textClark, Sheldon B.; Finn, Michael G. – 1989
A study is proposed that seeks to use the normally problematic factor of non-response to a survey in a positive way in order to estimate certain characteristics of a population subgroup. A longitudinal database, the Scientific and Technical Personnel Data System (STPDS) measures the educational, demographic, and employment characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Engineers, Evaluation Methods, Occupational Surveys, Research Methodology
Brandt, David A.; Kline, Kay H. – 1977
The well-known study on fear of success (FOS) by Horner (1968) asserted that women low in FOS do better on achievement-oriented tasks under competitive conditions, while women high in the motive do better when the situation is non-competitive. This paper critically reviews the methodology of this study and concludes that the statistical test…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Employed Women, Fear of Success, Females
