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Peer reviewedYates, Coy; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1979
Eighth- and ninth-grade students participated in the vocational exploration group (VEG). The career maturity inventory, administered before and after treatment, indicated significantly positive change. The VEG effectively assisted students to develop positive attitudes toward work and to acquire critical behavior upon which to base mature career…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Decision Making, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedRojewski, Jay W. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
Rural high school students (32 with learning disabilities and 40 nondisabled) were compared on career maturity. Results indicated that learning-disabled students were less mature on both career attitude and competencies. The underlying structure of subjects' attitude was distinguished by Involvement and Independence. In the competence area, the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comparative Analysis, Competence, High Schools
Direct linkPatton, Wendy; Watson, Mark B.; Creed, Peter A. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2004
The present study investigates the career maturity of 1090 high school students in Years 8 to 12 in Australia (n = 656) and South Africa (n = 434). Scores on the Australian version of the "Career Development Inventory" were analysed. While a developmental explanation for career maturity was supported, gender differences between countries…
Descriptors: Career Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, High School Students
