Factors Influencing Career Choice of African American and Hispanic Graduates of a Land Grant Institution

Authors

Wash A. Jones Ph.D., Director, Student Recruitment and Retention Programs, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University
Alvin Larke Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Agricultural Education, Texas A&M University

Date of this Version

October 2001

Abstract

Presenters will identify and describe factors related to African American and Hispanic graduates' decisions to choose (or not to choose) a designated career prior to and/or after college. Additionally, presenters will examine the decision-making processes that individuals use in choosing a career in their designated field.