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Smith, Timothy H.; McGroarty, Daniel – 1987
A study compared the attitudes toward change held by students preparing for careers as teachers, nurses, medical doctors, and lawyers. It was hypothesized that: (1) education majors are less likely to be open to change than other students; (2) education and nursing ("semi-professions") majors are less likely to be open to change than other…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), College Students, Comparative Analysis, Education Majors