This study investigated the Adlerian concept of social interest m entering community college students to determine the predictive value of social interest for academic achievement and to determine the relationship between social interest and ethnicity and gender. Data for this study included age, gender, ethnic origin, high school class quarter, financial aid status, ACT Composite, grade point average, and scores on the Social Interest Scale. The results of stepwise multiple regression analyses revealed that the social interest scores did not contribute significantly to the prediction of academic achievement. The results of an analysis of variance indicated a significant difference in the social interest scores of Anglo-American, Black-American, and Mexican-American students but the Scheffe test for multiple comparisons did not indicate any significant differences among or between the three ethnic groups. The results of a two-tailed t-test for independent samples indicated no significant difference in the social interest scores of males and females.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331379 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Olson, Claudia D. (Claudia Dorrell) |
| Contributors | Wilborn, Bobbie L., Medler, Byron, Greenlaw, M. Jean |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 45 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Olson, Claudia D. (Claudia Dorrell), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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