Examination of the Effectiveness of Path Analysis in the Development of a Career Interest Model.

Hunt, W. Kevin; Hinkle, Dennis

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ERIC Number: EJ215573

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Publication Date: 1978

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Examination of the Effectiveness of Path Analysis in the Development of a Career Interest Model.

Hunt, W. Kevin; Hinkle, Dennis

Career Education Quarterly, v3 n2 p44-53 Spr 1978

Data from a 1974 national survey on career interests and influences of high school seniors were used to develop a theoretical vocational interest model. Results of factor analysis of one dimension ("Realistic Services") of vocational interest indicated that sex was an important predictor of interest in this vocational dimension. (MF)

Descriptors: Career Development, Critical Path Method, Educational Research, Factor Analysis, High School Seniors, High School Students, Individual Differences, Models, Occupational Aspiration, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Social Influences, Vocational Interests

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Language: English

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