THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED EXPERIENCES, PERCEPTIONS, AND EXPECTATIONS OF SCIENTISTS WHO ABANDON SCIENCE CAREERS. A CARD SORT WAS GIVEN TO 45 COLLEGE SENIORS AND RECENT GRADUATES WHO HAD CHANGED THEIR FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION FROM ONE TO THE NATURAL SCIENCES TO THE HUMANITIES OR SOCIAL SCIENCES. THE SUBJECTS SORTED THE CARDS ACCORDING TO CONVENTIONAL…

SEVERAL GROUPS OF EDUCATORS AND EX-EDUCATORS WERE IDENTIFIED AND COMPARED WITH RESPECT TO APTITUDE VARIABLES AND CERTAIN REACTIONS TO THE JOB OF TEACHING. A SPECIAL QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE STUDY SAMPLE OF APPROXIMATELY 660 CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, COLLEGE TEACHERS, EX-SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND EX-COLLEGE TEACHERS--ALL OF…

THE CHIEF TECHNICAL PROBLEM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO MEASURE THE NUMEROUS SOCIAL CONDITIONS WHICH MIGHT CONCEIVABLY IMPINGE ON THE PRODUCTION OF RESEARCH AND OF RESEARCHERS BY GRADUATE SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION. THE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED INCLUDED (1) QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS OF EDUCATION DEANS, RESEARCH COORDINATORS, DIRECTORS OF RESEARCH UNITS, PROJECT…