Factors Affecting Career Choice among Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Students

Autor/inn/en	Stone, Larissa; Pellowski, Mark W.
Titel	Factors Affecting Career Choice among Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Students
Quelle	In: Communication Disorders Quarterly, 37 (2016) 2, S.100-107 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-7401
DOI	10.1177/1525740114566230
Schlagwörter	Career Choice; Speech Language Pathology; Audiology; Undergraduate Students; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Communication Disorders; Clinical Diagnosis; Decision Making; Influences; Incidence; Statistical Analysis; Maryland; New Jersey; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Audiologie; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Kommunikationsstörung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Vorkommen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This investigation assessed the factors affecting career choice among 474 current undergraduate and graduate speech-language pathology and audiology students (from four universities). A 14-item questionnaire was developed that included questions related to general influence of career choice and whether or not the participants had previously been, or are currently, diagnosed with a communication disorder. Results indicated that both indirect and direct personal exposure to either field can be a significant factor in career choice for students. The majority of participants (70%; n = 331) indicated that the desire to work in a helping profession most directly affected their decision to become a speech-language pathologist or audiologist. Findings highlight those variables that affected a student's decision to enter these fields and will assist human resource managers with the recruitment of professionals to our workforce. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01