Effects of Participation in a Health Careers Orientation Program and Family Support for a Health Career Choice on Health Career Interests of Young People.

Autor/in	Crawford, Charles O.
Institution	Pennsylvania Health Council, Inc., Harrisburg.; Pennsylvania State Dept. of Health, Harrisburg.
Titel	Effects of Participation in a Health Careers Orientation Program and Family Support for a Health Career Choice on Health Career Interests of Young People.
Quelle	(1971), (76 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Allied Health Occupations Education; Career Choice; Career Development; Career Guidance; Disadvantaged Youth; Family Influence; Labor Force Development; Parent Student Relationship; Participant Characteristics; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Statistical Data; Vocational Education; Vocational Interests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Berufsorientierung; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Arbeitskräftebestand; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Berufsinteresse
Abstract	The effects of two factors which may influence the interests of young people in a health career are examined--family support and participation in a careers orientation program. An experimental group of 27 Grade 8 students was matched with a control group of 27 students according to parental education, color, and sex. The experimental group attended a 15-week program in a hospital setting to observe the task performances of health personnel. Field interviews were held for parents and older siblings. Data analysis was presented in tables, revealing that those who had strong family support were more than twice as likely to show interest in an allied health career as those without such encouragement. The same ratio applied for program participants, whose family support was much greater than for non-participants. Students in a coal mining community and in a Puerto Rican community were also included. Limitations to this study include lack of information about student selection, lack of knowledge about relationships among variables, and the necessity for further longitudinal studies. (AG)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01