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Utah State University

Theses/Dissertations

1971

Industrial Education

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A Comparison Of Job Satisfaction Needs Of Selected Rural And Urban Industrial Education Students In The State Of Utah, Alvin E. Lybarger May 1971

A Comparison Of Job Satisfaction Needs Of Selected Rural And Urban Industrial Education Students In The State Of Utah, Alvin E. Lybarger

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate, compare, and analyze personal-social needs of rural and urban students who were preparing for occupations in the industrial education areas.

The study was a descriptive research which employed the survey technique using the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to high school students in the state of Utah classified in two categories: 151 industrial and agricultural students enrolled in rural high schools and 91 industrial vocational students enrolled in urban high schools.

Major findings. The rural and urban students possessed similar vocational needs. To the entire student sample, advancement, security, and …