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Lewis, Anne C. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
Surveys show that students persist in wanting occupational classes, and many of the small high schools being created around the country are built on a career theme. However, one neglected area in educational policy is the encouragement of girls to consider nontraditional occupations, ones that would move them up on career ladders providing higher…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Nontraditional Occupations, Career Guidance, Career Education
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Dodson, Thomas A.; Borders, L. DiAnne – Career Development Quarterly, 2006
Men established in traditional (mechanical engineering, n = 100) and nontraditional (elementary school counseling, n = 100) careers were compared on their career compromise choices (sex type vs. prestige), adherence to masculinity ideology, gender role conflict, and job satisfaction. The engineers tended to choose sex type over prestige; the…
Descriptors: Males, Nontraditional Occupations, Sex Role, Job Satisfaction
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Vanderpool, Nancy M.; Risacher, Joanne – About Campus, 2006
At the end of the day, most of those in higher education feel gratified for having accomplished meaningful work but somewhat overwhelmed with the pile of work yet to be tackled. Still, they see the need to do more beyond that. Indeed, it is becoming clear that there is a growing need for more contact between educators and students and a need to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Talent, Volunteer Training, Labor Utilization
Girondi, Annette M.; And Others – 1991
While gender stereotyping of occupations has been investigated, the relationship between such stereotypes and job status has received less attention. Two studies were conducted in which assessments of occupational gender stereotyping were compared with assessments of occupational prestige made by the same subjects. In study one, subjects were 20…
Descriptors: Adults, Employees, Employment Level, Nontraditional Occupations
Rosenfeld, Barbara; And Others – 1982
These interviews, conducted during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 school years by a group of students from the Rochester City School District, present 5 men and 24 women in a variety of career roles that are neither traditional nor stereotypical. The people interviewed speak of the reasons for their choices and of their background of family support. Many…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Females, Interviews, Males
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Hayes, Rader – Career Development Quarterly, 1986
Addresses reasons why men would not want to enter female-concentrated occupations, discrimination and men in nontraditional professions, and reasons why men would want to enter female-concentrated occupations. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Males, Nontraditional Occupations, Sex Role
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Lemkau, Jeanne Parr – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1984
Assessed personality and background features of men in female-dominated professions by comparing 54 men employed in atypical professions with 63 men employed in sex-typical fields. Results showed that the men, by virtue of having entered female-dominated professions, have common personality and background factors which differentiate them from…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Individual Differences, Males, Nontraditional Occupations
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Burge, Penny L. – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1983
Growing awareness that gender is irrelevant to performance of most jobs has caused an influx of women into traditionally male fields and of males into traditionally female fields. This article presents the results of a survey of attitudes of those who employ such nontraditional workers. (Author)
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Graduates, Nontraditional Occupations, Sex Stereotypes
Abendroth, Ruth B. – VocEd, 1981
Discusses the problems and rewards of two women entering a traditionally male occupation. (JOW)
Descriptors: Females, Fire Fighters, Nontraditional Occupations, Sex Bias
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Brooks, Linda – Journal of Career Development, 1988
Proposes that an Expectancy-Valence model of motivation provides a promising framework for motivating women to consider a wider variety of career options. Explains expectancy theory and discusses how the model can be used to understand women's inclinations toward nontraditional options. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Females, Models
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Mathieu, Peggy Smith; And Others – Journal of Career Development, 1993
Of 101 female undergraduates, 10 preferred traditional, 49 nontraditional, and 16 neutral occupations; 26 were undecided. Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale scores indicated that nontraditional preference did not correlate with higher career self-efficacy. Undecided women had significantly lower career self-efficacy. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Females, Nontraditional Occupations
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Hums, Mary A.; Sutton, William A. – Journal of Career Development, 1999
A survey of 152 women administrators in professional baseball indicated that their greatest challenges and least-enjoyable job aspects were mostly gender-related issues: the need to gain respect and credibility, be taken seriously, overcome stereotypes, and deal with sexism and sexual harassment. Nearly half felt their compensation was less than…
Descriptors: Baseball, Career Development, Nontraditional Occupations, Sex Bias
Thompson, Jennifer – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2002
The Detroit Area Pre-Engineering Program has been helping minority students prepare for careers in fields where they have traditionally been underrepresented. A majority of its graduates go to four-year colleges and more than half pursue math/science-related fields. (JOW)
Descriptors: Engineering, Minority Groups, Nontraditional Occupations, Outreach Programs
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Williams, Sue W.; McCullers, John C. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1987
Compared maturation rate and endocrine functioning according to career typicalness in 28 employed women. Results provided only limited evidence that women in nontraditional careers matured later than women in traditional careers. Found subjects in traditional categories married and had children at earlier age than did subjects in nontraditional…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Individual Development
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Hayes, Rader – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1986
Investigated how researchers have operationalized gender-concentrated occupations and educational settings in over 30 studies. The literature reviewed indicated that one of the most important issues in pursuing investigations of occupational gender concentrations is the development of methods to define and measure atypical or nontraditional…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Measurement Techniques, Nontraditional Occupations, Research Methodology
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