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Download full textNafziger, Dean H.; And Others – 1973
Hypotheses about person-environment congruency, consistency, and differentiation from Holland's theory of careers were tested. Subjects were 1,878 students from one college and one university who had been given the "Self-Directed Search" (SDS) before their freshman year followed by a satisfaction questionnaire at one or three years…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Research Projects, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedO'Neil, James M.; Magoon, Thomas M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
A sample of male Investigative subjects (N=171) who completed the SDS as freshmen in 1970 was sent a questionnaire four years later. Results indicated that, for Investigative-type freshman males, the SDS has moderately high efficiency in predicting, four years later, their ultimate major and their immediate and future vocational plans. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Males, Occupational Tests
Utz, Patrick W.; Hartman, Bruce – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1978
Graduating seniors in the School of Business who were in either accounting, marketing, or behavioral studies and were seeking a career consistent with their area's concentration were compared for their scores on the Self-Directed Search. The accounting group was consistently differentiated from the other group. (Author)
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedVillwock, Jaclyn D.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
Tests Holland's assertion that stability of vocational choice can be predicted from: (a) congruence of personality with chosen career; (b) differentiation of personality; and (c) internal consistency of personality characteristics. The relationship of three constructs to stability of choice of college major was studied among 167 university…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Higher Education, Personality Assessment
Holland, John L.; Holland, Joan E. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1977
Self Directed Search (SDS) and Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) results occupations and fields of study were organized to show the distributions of personalities within an occupation or field of study. The results show that single fields tolerate several types, but some types occur only infrequently. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Employees, Employment Patterns, Higher Education
Price, Gary E.; And Others – 1979
A comparison of Self-Scoring Error Rate for Self Directed Search (SDS) and the revised SDS is presented. The subjects were college freshmen and sophomores who participated in career planning as a part of their orientation program, and a career workshop. Subjects, N=190 on first study and N=84 on second study, were then randomly assigned to the SDS…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Students, Guidance Programs, Higher Education
O'Neil, James M.; And Others – 1977
Men's and women's immediate reactions to completing the Self Directed Search (SDS) and the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) were assessed, as well as the impact of this testing on their subsequent behaviors four weeks later. A random sample of college freshmen at the University of Kansas (N=96) completed either the SDS, SCII, or both…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, College Students, Higher Education
