Abstract
The effect of experimental directions designed to reduce a home-career conflict in women's occupational choices was investigated. The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey DD was administered to randomly formed experimental and control groups. The participants in the study were 121 women considering reentry to the educational system in a community college. The finding from previous research with the Strong Vocational Interest Blank-Women that use of experimental directions would yield scores increasing the range of occupations considered and the level of interest expressed, called into question the validity of interest inventory results for women. Different item types are used in the Kuder. It was hypothesized that changing directions would not change the results. For the women in this study, experimental directions at the time of test administration did not affect the level or, in general, the diversity of occupational choices. The validity of the Kuder is not compromised with experimental directions designed to reduce home-career conflict in women's occupational choices.
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