Field Independence and Business Students' Achievement: A Note

Field-Dependence-Independence and Career Counseling: Directions for Research

“…Also, the research also highlights the relationship of sex to the differences found in interests and vocational choices across the cognitive styles (Petrakis, 1981;Young, et al, 1989;Murphy, et al, 1997). While men tend to have interest in areas which require analytic abilities, women usually choose activities which require interpersonal skills.…”

“…Students who chose science classes and courses were significantly more field-independent than their colleagues in other academic fields (e.g., De Russy & Futch, 1971;Lotwick, Simon, & Ward, 1980;Lusk & Wright, 1981;Petrakis, 1981;Pincus, 1985;Young, Kelleher, & McRae, 1989;McRae & Young, 1990;Hansen, 1995;Kelleher, 1997). Students who chose science classes and courses were significantly more field-independent than their colleagues in other academic fields (e.g., De Russy & Futch, 1971;Lotwick, Simon, & Ward, 1980;Lusk & Wright, 1981;Petrakis, 1981;Pincus, 1985;Young, Kelleher, & McRae, 1989;McRae & Young, 1990;Hansen, 1995;Kelleher, 1997).…”