Investigated occupational level differences among men and women employed in Enterprising environments using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self Directed Search (SDS). All workers (N=84) were employed in Enterprising environments. Findings showed high occupational level workers tend to be more differentiated and more masculine…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of the Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) as a measure of vocational maturity. The findings indicate that scores on the CMI incrementally increase by grade level. However, the rate and level of this increase is influenced by sex, school, and curriculum effects. (Author)

In 1959-61 data were collected from high school students gifted in science. Followup data were collected in 1971-72. In high school, males and females were similar in IQ and intention to pursue science. They differed in math and science standardized test scores, participation in science, and the particular branch of science in which they were…

Tested effects of three sex variables on managerial career evaluations. The variables were sex of evaluator, sex of manager, and predominate sex of manager's subordinates. Subjects evaluated four managers, in an "in basket" format. Manager's sex and predominate subordinate sex frequently interacted. (Author)

Korman and Super differ in regarding vocational self-concept crystallization of high and low self-esteem persons. This was measured by the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale using undergraduate students. A significant difference was found for both sexes in the degree of crystallization across self-esteem levels, therby supporting Super's model. (Author)

This study investigated the effects of sex, status of occupational choice, and career development responsibility on the career maturity of ninth-grade students from an urban, industrial, integrated community. The instruments used were the Career Maturity Inventory (Crites), and the Career Development Responsibility (CDR) scale (Thomas). Results…

The present study was designed to assess effects of career education on career maturity and consider sex differences. The career education program again, as in 1975, had a positive effect in increasing students' levels of career maturity. Sex differences were observed on subscores of the Career Maturity Inventory (CMI). (Author)

Demonstrates that the process of vocational development is related to cognitive development: children's choices and reasoning reflect their changing modes of understanding the world. (Author)

Compares vocational interests of freshmen in Basic Interest scale scores on the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. Significant differences in Basic Interests were found between Arts and Science freshmen as well as between sexes within these curricula. (Author)

Differences in children's acceptance of occupational roles traditionally sex-typed by society were explored for a sample of 270 elementary school children. The degree of sex typing was high among all subjects. Children at each age level viewed occupational roles for both men and women similarly to the traditional sex-typed role views. (Author)

This practicum was designed to improve creative problem-solving skills in children through the use of career concepts. Although the full program was developed for youngsters in grade three through six, this project exposed fifth and sixth graders at the Northside School, Levittown, New York to the Career Awareness Program for a period of weeks.…

Cross-cultural sex differences in achievement and career motivation of 432 Iranian and U.S. high school and college students were obtained by a multiple level generalizability perspective. The independent variables were culture, sex, age, family socialization, academic self-concept, home self-concept, social self-concept, perceived community…

This compilation of over 2,000 document resumes contains abstracts or annotations of materials relevant to women's educational equity which were entered into computerized data bases from January 1975 through December 1976. Covering material produced from about 1973 to 1976, the citations relate to one of six subject categories which were the…