The Opinion, Attitude, and Interest Survey was administered to professional women students in physical education at two colleges. The following comparisons were made: (1) the physical education major and the average college freshman, (2) the physical education majors at the two colleges, and (3) those students in the professional program who remained in the program beyond the first year and those who left the program before the second year. Significant differences were noted.
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