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Lee, Courtland C. – Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 1985
Examined differences in occupational aspirations, expectations, and anticipatory occupational goal deflection in rural Black, White, and Native American adolescents (N=520). Results indicated few ethnic differences in aspirations. Females aspired to higher level occupations but experienced expectations lower than aspirations more often than males.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, Career Choice, High School Students
Peer reviewedWigle, Stanley E.; Kostelnik, Joyce – Rural Educator, 1999
A survey of 124 African-American high school juniors and seniors in the rural South investigated factors related to interest in teaching as a career. Approximately one-third of participants indicated an interest in teaching; 75% of the rest were interested in health care professions or owning their own business. Nine data tables summarize results.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Choice, Family Influence, High School Students
Download full textLever, Michael F.; Kuvlesky, William P. – 1969
The purpose of this study was to examine selected occupational status projections and the relationship between these projections and socioeconomic status (SES). Occupational status projections referred to predictive statements about the future lifetime job of the respondents. The occupational status projections included in the analysis were: (1)…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Females
Kuvlesky, William P.; Ohlendorf, George W. – 1966
The major purpose of this paper is to provide information about occupational status orientations of Negro youth through analysis of data obtained from a recent study of high school sophomores residing in Texas. The specific objective of the research was to explore rural and urban differences among Negro boys on the following aspects of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Choice, Career Planning, Economic Status
Lyson, Thomas A. – 1978
Using data collected from a stratified random sample of South Carolina high school seniors in 1969, the study compared the patterns of occupational choices among white and black boys and girls, and examined the relationship among race, sex, and teacher recruitment. Social class origin, local residence place, and scholastic performance were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis
Lee, Courtland C. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1984
Studied self concept, parental influence, socioeconomic status, certainty, race and sex in relation to career choice attitudes in 520 Black, White and Native American rural 10th graders. Results suggested the importance of racial differences in predicting career maturity. (JAC)
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, Career Choice, Career Development
Lyson, Thomas A. – 1978
Using data from a cross-sectional sample of 4,376 South Carolina high school seniors in 1969 to determine the differences in the perception of conditions relating to teacher choice among white and black females and males, the study explored the relative perceived importance of the following items in choosing a career: the chance to make a lot of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Choice, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis
