Factors Involved in the Selection of Medical Technology as a Major Field

• Main Author: Jones, Gail A. (Gail Ann)
• Other Authors: Kingery, Dwane
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1992
• Subjects: Medical technology > Vocational guidance.; medical technology; career decision-making
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278076/

The problem of this study concerned the factors involved in the selection of medical technology as a major. The purposes of the study were to determine (a) the most influential factors in the selection of medical technology as a career, (b) which sources of career information were the most frequently utilized and most influential in the choice of medical technology as a major, (c) the most common misperceptions of the field at the time of selection of the major, and (d) the relationship between accurate perceptions of the field at the time of major selection and satisfaction with the choice of major after employment.