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"Accentuation Effects" of Dissimilar Academic Departments: An Application and Exploration of Holland's Theory.
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Smart, John C.; Feldman, Kenneth A. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A longitudinal study, based on Holland's theory of occupational choice, found accentuation of initial group differences for artistic abilities in both male and female college students and for enterprising abilities of male students within academic subenvironments. Data support Holland's theory that students' initial selection of academic…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Departments