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Harrington, Thomas F.; O'Shea, Arthur J. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1980
The confirmation of the Holland hexagonal model in a Spanish-speaking sample suggests that results of earlier factor analytic studies of vocational interests are applicable to Spanish-speaking young persons. Counselors must provide their Spanish-speaking clients with intensive information resources. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Development, Cultural Influences, Models, Occupational Tests

Harrington, Thomas F. – Career Development Quarterly, 1991
Examined validity of Career Decision-Making System (CDM) by administering CDM to English- and Spanish-speaking subjects in the United States, English- and French-speaking subjects in Canada, and English-speaking subjects in Australia. Results suggest that translation from English to another language or use with persons of another nationality does…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Cross Cultural Studies
Harrington, Thomas F. – 1979
Vocational development theories and interest inventories researched with white samples may not be relevant to Spanish-speaking individuals. A Spanish translation of the Harrington/O'Shea System for Career Decision-Making (CDM) was developed and revised. The six scales of CDM correspond to the six personality types developed by Holland (1973):…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Decision Making