Demographic Characteristics. Psychosocial Perceptions, and Performance of 'Strikers' accepted for Navy Paramedical Training,
Abstract
A comparison was made between Navy enlisted personnel who entered Hospital Corpsman class 'A' school training directly from a Recruit Training Command (RTC students; N = 3044) and from other Navy jobs (strikers; N=363). The strikers had completed significantly more years of schooling with fewer suspensions or expulsions, on the average, than the RTC students. Aptitude test scores, Comrey Personality Scale scores, and satisfaction with school assignment were essentially the same for strikers and RTC students. Psychosocial perceptions of strikers toward the paramedical training environment were found to be less favorable than those of RTC students, but these differences were attributed to the contrasting Navy experiences of these two groups prior to entering class 'A' school. The strikers had a higher rate of school completion than RTC students (89% versus 76%), a higher final grade average (86.0 versus 85.1), and a higher rate of survival on-the-job one year after completion of training (97% versus 94%). Overall, strikers were found in this study to be a better source of students for paramedical training than the RTCS. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA020317
Entities
People
- Michael S. Mcnally
- Newell H. Berry
- Richard F. Booth
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center