Trends and Career Changes of College Students in the Health Fields.

摘要

The report presents the results of a study of career choices of a representative national sample of college freshmen in approximately 500junior and senior colleges and universities. This study is part of a larger annual study of college freshmen by the American Council on Education. The study reported here is divided into three phases. Phase I analyzed the career choices of 1967freshmen and changes found in a followup of the group in 1971in terms of the demographic and background characteristics of the students. Phase II analyzed trends in career choices,based on the 1966, 1968, 1970,and 1972 freshman classes. Phase III related the career choices of 1966freshmen with later choices in 1970and 1971to determine application to or entry into health occupation training. The report contains 23summary tables,including some from each of the three phases.