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THE EFFECTS OF CAREER ASSESSMENT ON THE SELF-PERCEPTION AND RETENTION OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS
Abstract
Research herein describes a career assessment center analyzed in terms of the self-perception and persistence of enrolled Adult Basic Education students. The self-perception of Adult Basic Education students completing a career assessment process was compared to these self-perception of Adult Basic Education students who did not partake in any career assessment process. Thepersistence of Adult Basic Education students completing a career assessment process was compared to the persistence of Adult Basic Education (ABE) students enrolled in a selected ABE program. A review of the literature supported self-perception as a good indicator of potential academic success. With a Repeated Measure Design, the research revealed an increase in the self-perception of ABE students. A chi-square test reported the increased persistence of Career Assessment completers as insignificant. Interviews with Career Assessment students demonstrated a positive attitude about the career assessment process. For the ABE teacher and administrator, this research has implications about career assessment as it relates to ABE students.
Subject Area
Adult education|Continuing education
Recommended Citation
SCHLIMGEN, ROBERT JOSEPH, "THE EFFECTS OF CAREER ASSESSMENT ON THE SELF-PERCEPTION AND RETENTION OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS" (1982). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8228158.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8228158