Edward Kellog Strong, Jr.: First Author of the Strong Interest Inventory.

Hansen, Jo-Ida C.

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ERIC Number: EJ365658

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Publication Date: 1987

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Edward Kellog Strong, Jr.: First Author of the Strong Interest Inventory.

Hansen, Jo-Ida C.

Journal of Counseling and Development, v66 n3 p119-25 Nov 1987

Presents a biography of Edward K. Strong, Jr. (1884-1963), the first author of the Strong Interest Inventory and the first psychologist to devote a career to the measurement and study of vocational interests. Strong's wisdom about interests and career decision making and his 1943 volume, "Vocational Interests of Men and Women," continue to provide inspiration for interest measurement. (Author/KS)

Descriptors: Biographies, Decision Making, Interest Inventories, Interest Research, Psychological Testing, Psychologists, Vocational Interests

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Language: English

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