Students' personality types, intended majors, and college expectations: Further evidence concerning psychological and sociological interpretations of Holland's theory

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 801-822

  Pike, Gary R ^a,b  

^a Office of Institutional Research   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic disciplines; College expectations; Holland's theory; Personality types

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748309180     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9016-5     Document Type: Article

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