This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...proportion of men still in doubt as to their future work is naturally greater in the case of men who did not reply than in that of those who did." He found that all but 26 of the men who replied had come to some decision as to their life work. As to the time of choosing, he found that of the 493 who ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...proportion of men still in doubt as to their future work is naturally greater in the case of men who did not reply than in that of those who did." He found that all but 26 of the men who replied had come to some decision as to their life work. As to the time of choosing, he found that of the 493 who had made up their minds, 216 had reached their decision before entering college, 43 had chosen after graduation, 208 had decided during the college course, and 32 failed to specify the time of choosing. The decisions during the college course were distributed as follows: freshman year, 20; sophomore year, 38; junior year, 87; senior year, 63. Thirty-two men did not indicate the year in which their decision was reached. The junior year appears to be the critical time of decision for those who choose their vocation during the college course. Keppel thinks this may be explained by the fact that a student's twenty-first birthday is more likely than not to fall in his junior year. 1 "Occupations of College Graduates as Influenced by the College Course," Educational Review, Dec. 1910. 53 The second question considered was, what were the reasons which determined the plans of these five hundred young men as to what they would do with their lives, and in particular, just what did their college experience have to do with the decision? A number of those replying gave no reason for their decisions and some gave more than one reason. In checking up the answers the investigator apportioned these pro rata so that the answers represent not only whole votes but one-half and one-third votes. Keppel says that more than half the reasons offered were not very illuminating, as might be expected from the form of the question put. The reasons offered...
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Add this copy of College Achievement and Vocational Efficiency to cart. $41.93, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by AMS Press.
