Characteristics of junior college students in occupationally oriented curricula

A study to determine whether junior college students enrolled in vocational courses could be differentiated on the basis of certain psychological variables. The profile of mean scores on the Omnibus Personality Inventory significantly differentiated the vocational groups--both male and female. Howev...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 1966-04, Vol.13 (1), p.46-52
Main Author: Stewart, Lawrence H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curriculum
Human
Junior College Students
Student Characteristics
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Summary:A study to determine whether junior college students enrolled in vocational courses could be differentiated on the basis of certain psychological variables. The profile of mean scores on the Omnibus Personality Inventory significantly differentiated the vocational groups--both male and female. However, the magnitudes of the differences were too small to be of practical use. The vocational groups were clearly differentiated by the profiles of mean scores on the Interest Assessment Scales. Also, the interest mean score profiles of the vocational students were clearly different from those of other junior college students. Discriminant analysis indicated considerable overlap among the vocational groups but significant contrasts were noted.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/h0023051