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Peer reviewedMercier, Celine; Mottron, Laurent; Belleville, Sylvie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2000
Interviews about their lives were conducted with six high-functioning adults with pervasive developmental disorder and their parents and/or siblings. Restricted interests played a significant role and provided a sense of well-being, however, following demands from their environment and social pressure, participants involved themselves in a process…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Coping, Hobbies
Direct linkKelly, William E. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2005
This study explored the relationship between vocational interests and noctcaelador, defined as strong interest in, and psychological attachment to, the night sky. University students (N = 134) completed the Vocational Preference Inventory (Form C) and the Noctcaelador Inventory. The results indicated that students scoring higher on noctcaelador…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Astronomy, Space Sciences, Interest Inventories
Download full textHendel, Darwin D.; Harrold, Roger – College Student Affairs Journal, 2007
Unrest in the early 1970s stimulated a need to understand undergraduates' motivations. The Clark-Trow Typology (Clark & Trow, 1966) examined student behavior (i.e., academic, collegiate, vocational, and non-conformist) according to identification with the institution and involvement with ideas. The Student Interest Survey included questions…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Student Attitudes, Leisure Time, Student Interests
Renninger, K. Ann, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This book examines recent theoretical and empirical contributions in the field of interest research. Chapters in part one address some general questions in the study of interest, while those in part two cover individual interest and learning in school. Chapters in part three examine situational interest, and the chapters in part four present…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interest Research
Sletten, Rennae C. G. – 1986
A study examined the willingness of 101 Mexican American migrant women to attend school to train for a different job. Personal interviews were conducted with women in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Overall, four-fifths of the respondents expressed a willingness to attend school in order to train for a different job. Chi-square analyses of…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Objectives, Employment Patterns, Family Size
Lamme, Linda – Elementary English, 1974
The habit of reading books by authors one has read previously is a fairly widespread one. (JH)
Descriptors: Authors, Grade 5, Interest Research, Library Material Selection
Purves, Alan C. – Elementary English, 1975
Descriptors: Interest Research, Literary Influences, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response
Elkins, James K. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1975
Factors were examined that freshmen, undecided as to college major and career direction, frequently cited as being important in their career planning. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, College Freshmen, Higher Education
Frandsen, Arden; Sorenson, Maurice – J Sch Psychol, 1968
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Tests, Grade 10
CAMPBELL, DAVID P. – 1965
A FOLLOWUP STUDY ON THE PROFILES OF INDIVIDUALS 25 YEARS AFTER THEY ENTERED COLLEGE IS REPORTED. APPROXIMATELY 650 INDIVIDUALS RESPONDED TO QUESTIONNAIRES. DATA WERE COLLECTED AND COLLATED, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS SUBGROUPS AND COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE GROUPS MADE OF SCHOLASTIC ABILITIES, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INTERESTS AND ADJUSTMENTS,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Study
Genova, B.K.L. – 1976
The purpose of this study was to compare subjects' degree of interest with educational level to determine the better predictor of knowledge acquired from the mass media. Interest in and knowledge about two topics (impeachment and the National Football League strike) were determined from a 1974 survey of 253 adults. Knowledge was measured in terms…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
Johansson, Charles B. – 1973
The scope of the paper is to review the two major interest inventories, exploring the nuances and complexities of the technical aspects in their development, their item sampling, norming, scoring, reporting of results, and changing patterns of interests in relation to the differential treatment of sexes; and to suggest guidelines to eliminate or…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Interest Inventories, Interest Research
Washington State Coordinating Council for Occupational Education, Olympia. – 1973
The final volume in the report on the Research and Development Project in Career Education is in two parts. The first, "Interest Inventories, Tests, Surveys, and Scales: A Compilation," is by James T. Jurgens. It is designed to acquaint teachers and counselors with 66 interest measurement instruments that are presently on the market. For most,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Education, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis
French, John W. – 1953
This review of factor analyses in research concerned with personality and interest measurement is presented in two main sections. Part I contains the reviews of the analyses, for each of which the following information is provided: (1) the full reference to the article describing the analysis and to the source of the data used if the data were…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Interest Inventories, Interest Research
HAMILTON, WILLIAM H.; HILL, CHARLES W. – 1967
TO AID IN THE GUIDANCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SPECIALIZING IN OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS, A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY ITEMS THAT WOULD REVEAL INTEREST PATTERNS OF SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED ADULTS IN THE FIVE AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATION FIELDS OF PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE, ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Career Guidance, Interest Inventories, Interest Research
