Predicting Mobility Using Personal and Geographic Characteristics and Its Use in the Needs Assessment for Vocational Programs / Richard A. Gustafson and Richard E. Winstead.

Three hundred randomly selected subjects were interviewed concerning their personal characteristics and the geographic area of residence. These factors, including occupation, age, education level, and measures of mobility, were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression to isolate predictors of per...

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Main Authors: Gustafson, Richard A.
Winstead, Richard E. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1973.
Subjects:
Age.
Educational Background.
Mobility.
Occupational Information.
Prediction.
Predictor Variables.
Program Development.
Research Reports.
Surveys.
Tables (Data)
Vocational Education.
Physical Description:25 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
Three hundred randomly selected subjects were interviewed concerning their personal characteristics and the geographic area of residence. These factors, including occupation, age, education level, and measures of mobility, were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression to isolate predictors of personal mobility. Multiple correlation coefficients above .85 were obtained when eight independent variables were used. The most useful predictors of mobility were occupation, age, and education level. Results of this study will provide the planners of occupational education programs with knowledge about personal mobility which can be used in conjunction with labor supply and demand when planning for additional vocational programs. (Author)
Note:ERIC Note: Paper presented at annual meeting of American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, Louisiana, February 25-March 1, 1973).
Microform.
Call Number:ED076700 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.