- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Career decision making: an analysis of blacks in gerontology and geriatrics programs, 1988
- Creator:
- Constantine, Leah C.
- Date of Original:
- 1988-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The major objective of this study was to determine those factors which motivate students to major in gerontology and pursue careers in the field of aging. Through the Atlanta University Center on Health and Aging, 128 students from twelve Historically Black Colleges and Universities were surveyed. The results of the study revealed that students who major in gerontology and plan to pursue careers in the field of aging are generally female and older, they have an internal locus of control, and they are not primarily interested in wealth. This is significant in that they desire to fulfill a need to do satisfying work and find an outlet for this need by working with and helping the elderly.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1988_constantine_leah_c
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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