Student Characteristics and Motivational and Process Factors in Relation to Styles of Career Development.

Lokan, Janice J.; Biggs, John B.

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Publication Date: 1982-Aug

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Student Characteristics and Motivational and Process Factors in Relation to Styles of Career Development.

Lokan, Janice J.; Biggs, John B.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v21 n1 p1-16 Aug 1982

Investigated student characteristics in relation to affective and cognitive aspects of adolescent career development. Questionnaire results indicated three styles of career development: intellective or deliberative; concerned and personally involved with high or low aspirations; and uncertain or confused. Suggests motives and strategies that might enter into the various modes. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Career Development, Cognitive Style, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Motivation, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics, Vocational Maturity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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