Career Choice and Career Commitment of Two-Year College Women [microform] / Helen C. Veres
- Bib ID:
- 5256226
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Veres, Helen C
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED091020
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1974
- 12 p.
- Summary:
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The influence of the mother in affecting her daughter's willingness to commit herself to a career as well as her perceptions of appropriate occupational choices were studied in a random sample of students in a two-year comprehensive community college. A structured questionnaire was administered to obtain basic demographic data and information about parents' occupations, work histories, and education, as well as information about the student's own career aspirations and plans. The occupational choice of the subject and the actual occupation of the mother were rated on the dimension of non-traditionality. Career commitment was determined by the total score obtained from the subject's responses to questions involving her intention to work after marriage and/or children. Results of the study showed that no relationship existed between the work history of the mother and the career choice of the subject. The mothers of the group were typically employed in office work or in occupations relating to housekeeping skills and/or child care. The dimension of career commitment yielded significant positive relationships with the length of time the subject's mother had been employed and whether she was presently working. These observations tend to support a modeling influence of mother upon daughter. It is concluded that young women need exposure to a wider variety of role-models, as well as increased information, support, and encouragement from faculty and counselors concerning entrance into non-traditional occupational areas. (DB)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (59th, Chicago, Illinois, April 1974).
- Educational level discussed: Postsecondary Education.
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- Publication date:
- 1974
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