Showing papers on "Goal orientation published in 1973"

Achievement Orientation, Intellectual Achievement Responsibility and Choice Between Degree and Certificate Courses in Colleges of Education.

Abstract: Summary. Enrolment in B.Ed. as opposed to certificate courses in a sample of 168 college of education students matched by sex, academic qualifications, and course requirements was found to be associated with high N Ach, high internalization of responsibility for success, and low internalization of responsibility for failure. Personal orientation towards achievement is suggested as a critical yet relatively unresearched variable in college course choice and selection.

An introduction to the properties and characteristics of goals

Abstract: The notion of a goal has been useful in forming conceptual models about decision systems and in general about systems which exhibit purposeful behavior. While the term "goal" is used quite frequently it is surprising that such an intuitively useful notion has remained so ambiguous. This paper formalizes the notion of a goal and discusses some of its properties and characteristics. This formalization provides a structure within which one can compare goals, check the consistency of composite goal structrues and analyze harmony and conflict in (hierarchical) multiple goal systems.

Concrete Means and Abstract Goals: Papago Experiences in the Application of Development Resources.

Abstract: Institutions providing resources for development goal attainment in Papago-Indian communities are evaluated in terms of their consistency with the abstract goals of community development. Specifically resources are analysed in terms of their location, focus of application, goal orientation, duration, linkage with community organization, and propensity to encourage the creation of new social structures. It is concluded that generally the resources available to Papago communities are inconsistent with the abstract goals of community development. There is sufficient variation in the characteristics of the available resources to allow rational, maximized selection by individuals interested in achieving community development goals.

Self-Guidance and the Use of Prepared Lists of Objectives.

Abstract: In a previous paper (1), it was indicated that self-guidance, or the development of self-guiding individuals, appears to be a logical overall goal of education. Data from various studies of human behavior, as well as various logical considerations (including a consideration of man's struggle for freedom from arbitrary dictation), suggest that the educational goal of developing self-guiding persons can be justified on several grounds.

The Job Search.

Abstract: 1. Review this Job Search Handout given at the PT Job Search workshop [1] 2. Want a list of where PT students look for jobs? Look here. [2] 3. Want to look at job boards? Check out the OCPD Job Board [3] 4. Watch this presentation and learn how to organize your search [4] 5. Write you resume, CV, cover letter or other application materials [5] 6. Prepare for your interview [6] 7. Accept [7] or decline [8] the position professionally 8. Talk to a career counselor in at 1:1 appointment about your job search [9]

On the Selection of Goals: A Note on Grotelueschen and Gooler

Abstract: In a recent issue of CTN, Grotelueschen and Gooler (1971/72; hereinafter referred to as G & G) propose an approach to the selection and definition of intended outcomes (i.e., goals) of instruction, as a necessary preliminary to curriculum evaluation. Their approach is similar to one hinted at by Popham (1971/72) in the same issue. Both approaches seem to contain hidden assumptions about the nature of goals 4s things among which persons may reasonably choose, or about the behavior of personal preferences, or both. It is the purpose of this note to make some of those assumptions explicit, to inquire whether they are compatible with human behavior patterns, and to suggest the beginnings of a method of examining whether human behavior does conform to them. Necessarily, more questions will be raised than answered: the purpose of this note is not to attempt a definitive solution, but to sharpen the reader's awareness that difficulties may arise from the hidden assumptions underlying the procedures proposed for dealing with certain problems.