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Nikel, Lukasz – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2023
The present study explored the occupational aspirations of school-age children (N = 394) comparing differences by gender, level of intelligence and grade level. Results indicated that girls' aspirations were more realistic, intrinsically motivated, prosocial and inclusive of higher education than those of boys. Moreover, a higher level of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Occupational Aspiration, Gender Differences, Intelligence Differences
MINIUM, EDWARD W.; PLANT, WALTER T. – 1964
THE DATA FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES WERE USED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE DIFFERENTIAL NONINTELLECTUAL (PERSONALITY) CHANGES IN YOUNG ADULTS WHO DIFFERED MARKEDLY IN MEASURED ACADEMIC APTITUDE. THREE OF THE FORMER STUDIES WERE FOR A 2-YEAR TEST AND RETEST TIME PERIOD, AND TWO WERE FOR A 4-YEAR TEST AND RETEST TIME PERIOD. COMPARISONS OF NONINTELLECTUAL…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Change, College Attendance
Klein, James J.; Breniman, Emery R. – 1965
The academic careers of three groups of children were followed from grade 1 to grade 12 to determine the effectiveness of early school admission criteria. Children with chronological ages of less than 5 years, 7 months could qualify for early admission into first grade if they achieved a mental age of six years on the Stanford Binet, Form L. Group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Attendance, Early Admission
DRABICK, LAWRENCE W. – 1963
THREE FACETS OF THE VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE STUDENT WERE STUDIED--(1) HIS EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS, (2) THE RELATIONSHIP OF HIS PLANS TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND (3) THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HIS PLANS AND THE PLANS OF OTHER STUDENTS. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF ALL MALE SENIOR STUDENTS IN 11 NEGRO AND 12 WHITE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Aspiration, Career Choice