Female College Persisters: Nontraditional versus Traditional Career Fields.

Carney, Myrna; Morgan, Carolyn Stout

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ERIC Number: EJ253552

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981-Sep

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Female College Persisters: Nontraditional versus Traditional Career Fields.

Carney, Myrna; Morgan, Carolyn Stout

Journal of College Student Personnel, v22 n5 p418-23 Sep 1981

Compared women in nontraditional fields of study with women in traditional fields over four years. Data indicated that women in nontraditional fields had higher ACT scores and degree expectations, felt better prepared in math, had higher high school grades in math, and came from higher family-income levels. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Educational Background, Females, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Nontraditional Occupations, Sex Role, Social Exchange Theory, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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