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ERIC Number: EJ181065
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
Concurrent Validity of Holland's Theory for Non-College-Degreed Working Women
Matthews, Dorothy F.; Walsh, W. Bruce
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 12, 3, 371-8, June 78
This study, using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self-Directed Search (SDS), explored concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed non-college-degreed women (N=114). Results revealed three scales of the VPI and five scales of the SDS successfully differentiated occupational groups consistent with Holland's theoretical notions. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Employed Women, Females, Interest Inventories, Research Projects, Test Validity
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Identifiers: Holland Vocational Preference Inventory; Self Directed Search