Data on existing positions and on career interests in those occupations were compared separately for 656 working adults and 819 high school students; the adult sample was also analyzed by gender. An overall discrepancy appeared between positions and normative interests. Some categories had a high surplus of positions and low interest in them and…

Responses from 282 (59.7%) adolescent females indicated that those who were attached to their mothers selected careers consistent with their abilities and felt highly efficacious about their career choice. (SK)

Responses from 111 entrepreneurs revealed that work characteristics/pressures influence work more than family commitment; parental demands and partner support influence family more than work commitment. Women devote more time to family and men to work. Autonomy enables entrepreneurs to minimize the intrusion of family on work. (SK)

In one study of 78 manufacturing employees, 32% were not considering training or skill development options (that is, they chose the status quo). In study 2, most of 114 workers gave training a low priority, unless they were considering a major change and wanted to improve future job prospects. (SK)

A method based on Spearman rank-order correlation coefficients was applied to the hypothesized ranks among correlations in Holland's hexagon of vocational interests. The procedure was easy to compute and apply and was amenable to comparing the fit in several matrices and to conducting meta-analysis. (SK)

Sixty-four kindergarten children were pretested for ability to conserve liquid quantity and on an original picture test of vocations, choosing a man, a woman, or both as suitable for particular jobs. It was observed that conservers made significantly more male and total choices than did nonconservers. (Author)

This study examines a sample of first-semester MBA students to determine the relationship between their interpersonal needs and their preferences for a functional area of management. (Author)

Problems posed by the measurement of vocational maturity are discussed. A combined rational-empirical methodology is proposed as a possible solution and a model of vocational maturity is formulated. (Author)

A Vocational interests inventory-- "Ramak" --based on Roe's (1956) classification of occupations was constructed. It consisted of 72 names of occupations. Equivalent-test reliability of 0.76 was achieved. The inventory was validated on working samples and by the structure of intercorrelations. (Author)

The women's form of the SVIB and a Career Orientation questionnaire were administered to a sample of 90 undergraduate women. Results are discussed in terms of the interest patterns of career and homemaking-oriented students. (Author)

Male and female samples were drawn from two rural educational institutions: a four year university and a junior college. Differences in vocational interest orientations were explored through the nonoccupational scales of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB). (Author)

Job satisfaction data on managerial personnel were used to illustrate how organizations can be differentiated and described as reinforcer systems. Twenty-seven specific satisfaction scales were regressed on overall job satisfaction. Overall satisfaction was found to be determined mainly by scales concerning challenge of the job and prospects of…

The Australian Department of Labour made a study of clients receiving vocational guidance from psychologists at its offices in order to establish the effectiveness of the guidance service as seen by clients, and to build up a picture of the type of client benefiting most from vocational guidance. The findings are presented and discussed. (Author)

This study was an attempt to determine whether the role choice dimension of Holland's theory was applicable to vocational high school students. Results indicate that students with a clear role choice have significantly higher mean achievement scores, are more satisfied with their training program and have a lower attrition rate. (Author)

Comparisons were made between the post high school plans and the adequacy of father identification of male adolescents from rural economically deprived areas. The hypotheses predicting that higher identification male subjects have higher levels of aspiration, more self-confidence and greater satisfaction with school experiences were confirmed by…