Historical-Cultural Change in the Expression of Vocational Preference and Expectation by Preschool and Elementary School Age Children.

Adams, Gerald R.; Hicken, Mandy

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ERIC Number: EJ305134

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Publication Date: 1984

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Historical-Cultural Change in the Expression of Vocational Preference and Expectation by Preschool and Elementary School Age Children.

Adams, Gerald R.; Hicken, Mandy

Family Relations, v33 n2 p301-07 Apr 1984

Presents a replication of Looft's 1971 study on vocational preference and expectation in a 1981 study of 108 preschool and primary students. Results showed modest changes in occupational preferences, still mediated by sex role implications. Girls' expectations of obtaining preferred occupations were very low. (JAC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cohort Analysis, Expectation, Occupational Aspiration, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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