ally Female Occupation by Women in Oregon Community Colleges

Abstract approved: Signature redacted for privay.W4rEThuzuki The major question of this study was why do community college women choose traditional occupations? The study examined the characteristics of community college women who chose preparation for a traditional occupation either ixnme-diately after graduation from high school or after a period of absence for family responsibilities. The sample for this study consisted of 114 female stu-dents enrolled in early childhood education programs in four Oregon community colleges. The subjects were enrolled in the first year of an early childhood education program dur-ing Winter Term 1981. The instrumentation had two parts. The first part elicited information on the personal characteristics of the subjects, and the second part was the 15-item version of th