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Concurrent Validity of Holland's Theory for Non-College-Degreed Working Women
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Matthews, Dorothy F.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1978
This study, using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self-Directed Search (SDS), explored concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed non-college-degreed women (N=114). Results revealed three scales of the VPI and five scales of the SDS successfully differentiated occupational groups consistent with Holland's theoretical…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Employed Women, Females
Concurrent Validity of Holland's Theory for College Degreed Working Women
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Horton, Joseph A.; Walsh, W. Bruce – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
The study was designed to explore two areas: (1) the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for employed college degreed women using two different operational definitions (Vocational Preference Inventory and the Self-Directed Search) of vocational orientation; and (2) the relationships among same named scales across the VPI and the SDS. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women