Kuder Occupational Interest Survey profiles of reentry women.

Abstract

Form DD (KOIS) was administered to 202 women who were considering reentry into the educational system. Two questions were of interest: (a) Do the profiles indicate meaningful differentiation of interests for reentry women? and (b) Do cross-sex-normed scales (male-normed scales) provide additional information for these women? To answer these questions, standardized lambda scores based on within-individual scale scores were computed. A group profile was constructed by averaging these standardized scores. It was found that the KOIS does differentiate between women and that individual interests are reflected for this sample of women. In addition, it was concluded that the examination of the malenormed scales is very useful in counseling, since expanded choices are offered to female clients for consideration.Recent college enrollment data indicate that several major changes in enrollment patterns have occurred since 1970 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1975). The number of women college students has increased by 30% (1970)(1971)(1972)(1973)(1974) compared to an increase for men of about 12%. Since 1972, college enrollment figures have been collected nationally on persons over 35 years of age. These data provide evidence indicating that the reentry woman is appearing in college in increasing numbers, that the greatest proportional increase is among older women between 25 and 34 years, and that the number of reentry women over 35 is also apparently increasing. Special programs exist for these women on many campuses (Tittle & Denker, Note 1), and counseling is a basic activity in these special programs.With this new group of women entering

Re-Entry Women: A Selective Review of the Educational Process, Career Choice, and Interest Measurement

“…The profiles were not flat or identical; the majority of the women had high scores on the Medical Service and nonprofessional occupational groups Tittle and Denker (1977). Campbell and Harmon (1968) reported a larger study examining 17 occupational groups for use in vocational counseling of noncollege women.…”