Factors Affecting Occupational Choice, Self-Conceptualization, and Attitude Toward Military Service Among Black High School Seniors.
Abstract
Black high school seniors were administered a questionnaire asking them to evaluate the importance of 25 job-related factors in their decisions to take a job. They also received an adjective check list which was designed to assess the students' self-concepts. Navy recruiters also received the job factor questionnaire and were asked to predict how the black high schoolers would respond. Results indicate that recruiters don't predict the factors which appeal to blacks with any great accuracy. It was also found that some of the factors had appeals which differed according to whether a respondent was a high or low academic achiever, and was from a high, medium, or low income family. Income was also a factor in students' expressed willingness to volunteer for military service, however, it was students from middle rather than lower income families who were disproportionately represented among volunteers. Finally, six self-characterizations were found to differ significantly between volunteers, non-volunteers, and the undecided. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0778025
Entities
People
- Benson E. Penick
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University