The purposes of this investigation were to determine if there is: (1) a difference between the self-concepts of students in adult basic education (ABE) programs and the self-concepts of students in general educational development (GED) programs, (2) a relationship between the self-concepts and the levels of career aspiration of ABE students, (3) a relationship between the self-concepts and levels of career aspiration of GED students, (4) a difference between the self-concepts of ABE-GED students and the length of time spent in the programs, and (5) a difference between the self-concepts of males and females. / The two samples used consisted of 212 subjects (106 ABE; 106 GED) enrolled in adult education programs operated by a community college. The instruments used included the Basic Information Sheet, the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, and the Occupational Aspiration Scale. Twenty teachers of ABE and GED students volunteered to participate in the study. Data were obtained from the volunteer students of these teachers through their instrument responses. / Five hypotheses were tested using the .05 alpha level of significance. The t-test was used to test the hypotheses which stated there were no differences between the self-concepts of ABE and GED students, males and females, and the length of time in the programs. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used for the hypotheses which stated there was no relationship between the self-concepts and ABE and GED students' levels of career aspiration. The hypothesis which stated there was no difference between the self-concepts of the two groups was rejected. The others failed to be rejected. / The findings indicated: (1) a difference in the self-concepts of ABE and GED students with the GED group reporting lower scores, (2) no relationship between self-concepts and levels of career aspiration, (3) no difference between the self-concepts of males and females, and (4) no difference between the self-concepts and time in programs. Both groups had low self-concepts and appeared to be in need of career education. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: A, page: 4249. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74620 |
| Contributors | CLARK, AUGUSTA ARLENE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 105 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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