Relationships between ethnicity and measures of career decision-making behavior in a comprehensive Texas high school /
decision-making behavior among the predominant ethnic groups served in Texas high schools. This was accomplished by having White, Hispanic, and African American students respond to three measures of career decision-making behavior during the spring of 1996. The sample size of 369 allowed a 3 X 2 X 2...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | decision-making behavior among the predominant ethnic groups served in Texas high schools. This was accomplished by having White, Hispanic, and African American students respond to three measures of career decision-making behavior during the spring of 1996. The sample size of 369 allowed a 3 X 2 X 2 design to be used, with each cell containing at least 30 individuals. The cells represented the three ethnic groups, two genders (females and males), and two Fade levels (seniors and sophomores). A three-way MANOVA and appropriate follow-up statistics were used to determine differences among five scales measuring career decision-making behavior: the Indecision Scale of the CDS, the Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance Scales of the DC instrument, and the total score of the Career Decision-Making Self-Esteem Scale. Additionally, the relationships among the dependent variables were examined by using correlations analysis. Supplemental analysis sought to examine the relationships between age, GPA and socioeconomic level and the measures of career decision-making behavior. The Endings of the study indicated there were some main elect differences among the ethnic groups, some two-way interactions among ethnicity, gender, and grade level, and moderate to strong relationships among the dependent variables, especially at the subgroup level. Compared to the norm groups in the literature, the students were more indecisive, and attributed more life occurrences too powerful others and chance than adults. When compared to each other, the Hispanic and African American groups were lower in self-esteem and more external than the White students. Also, Hispanic and African American females stood out because they were different from the White females and the male groups on many of the measures of career decision-making behavior. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher concluded that a majority of the students in the study could have benefitted from interventions that taught career decision-making strategies and provided career information. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Educational Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | xv, 260 leaves ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 187-204. |