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An Attempt to Predict Career Intentions of Business Administration Doctoral Students.
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St. John, Caron H.; And Others – Journal of Education for Business, 1989
A study of 119 doctoral students (of 223 surveyed) in the Georgia State University College of Business Administration determined that the Work Values Inventory is not an effective means for discriminating between doctoral students who are interested in academic careers and those who are not. Those students do not differ substantially in what they…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Career Choice, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
A Predictive Model for Retention at a Community College Using Non-Intellectual Variables.
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Rowe, Fred A.; Smith, Nancy M. – College and University, 1990
The Work Values Inventory and Self-Directed Search were used to predict retention of students in office occupation majors at Utah Valley Community College. The predictive model distinguished among students either retained (graduated, on-track, and "jobbed-out") and noncompleters. Noncompletion was correctly predicted for about 73 percent…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Higher Education, Models
Predicting Whether or Not Agricultural Education Graduates Will Teach. A Report of Research.
Cheek, Jimmy G.; And Others – 1983
A study examined screening measures that are used to predict whether a student will teach after graduation from an agricultural education program. The population for the study consisted of 72 student teachers studying in the Department of Agricultural Education at the University of South Florida from 1977 to 1982. Before starting student teaching,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Demography