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Factors Influencing Texas Industrial-Technical College or University Students When Selecting Their Major Area of Study

The purposes of this study were to identify the factors influencing industrial-technical students in the choice of major area of study, to determine if certain areas were more influential when these students elected a major, and to provide information for industrial arts teacher-preparation programs that would aid in determining the reasons for the current industrial arts teacher shortage. From the study of factors influencing the student's choice of major, one may conclude that there is a definite need in the state of Texas for students to major in industrial arts education. One may also conclude that at the high school level, the industrial arts class and the industrial arts teacher have positive influences on the student when the student selects a college or university major. Perhaps the most significant conclusion is that the existence of an industrial arts teacher shortage is, in part, due to the fact that teaching salaries are not competitive with salaries offered by industry.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330649
Date05 1900
CreatorsCecere, Joseph J.
ContributorsMcLeod, Pat N., Richards, John Virgil, 1928-, Linebarger, Lillian
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 117 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Cecere, Joseph J., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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