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ERIC Number: EJ725567
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jun-1
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Student Awareness of Educational Requirements for Desired Careers and the Utility of a Careers in Psychology Course
Green, Raymond J.; McCord, Mallory; Westbrooks, Taiwa
College Student Journal, v39 n2 p218 Jun 2005
In the last twenty years colleges have begun to emphasize the importance of career training in undergraduate programs. The current investigation addressed three questions related to this movement. First, are college students, in general, aware of the educational requirements of their preferred career? Second, are the perceptions of psychology majors concerning professional development more or less accurate than those of nonmajors? Third, are the perceptions of students who have taken a "careers in psychology" course more accurate than those who have not? Student ratings of the amount of education they intended to pursue were compared to the professional requirements published in the Occupational Outlook Handbook 2002-3. Results indicated that students, in general, overestimated how much education they need for their preferred career, and that psychology majors were more inaccurate than other majors. However, perceptions of students from all majors became more accurate after completion of a careers course. (Contains 3 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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