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A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT PASADENA JUNIOR COLLEGE A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the School of Education The U niversity of Southern C alifornia In P a rtia l Fulfillm ent of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Education fcy DeLoris Pearson Fawns June 1942 UMI Number: EP54203 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMT Dissertation Publ sbsng UMI EP54203 Published by ProQuest LLC (2014). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 £& fa. TAw thesis, written under the direction of the Chairman of the candidate's Guidance Committee and approved by all members of the Committeej has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty of the School of Education of The University of Southern California in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Education. ...................... Dean Guidance Committee D. Welty Lefever Chairman Louis P. Thorpe P. J. Weersing TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I* THE PROBLEM AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED . # 1 Introduction . . . • • • • « • • • • • • « 1 The problem and its ju stific a tio n . . . . • 3 Statement of the problem . • • • • • • . . 3 Importance of the s t u d y ...................................... 6 D efinition of terms u s e d ................................ 8 Personality 8 Sources of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Lim itations of the study ....................... 13 Scope of the s tu d y ....................... 13 Weaknesses of the study . . . . . . . . . 14 O rganization of remainder of the th esis . . 16 II. REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE AND PREVIOUS STUDIES ................................................ 18 Reports of the studies and observations of experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Value of personality tr a its in business success ................... . . . . . . . . . . 19 Employers stress personality in employees. 24 A ttitude of Pasadena employers to Junior College employees ................................................ 26 i i i CHAPTER PAGE I I . (Continued) R esponsibility of the public schools in personality education • • • • • . . • • • • 27 Personal Development courses ................... . . . 30 III. THE FORMULATION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES AND METHODS U SE D .............................................................................................. 35 The prelim inary study ........................ . . . . . . . 35 The development of the q u e stio n n a ire s...................... 36 Questionnaire "A11 ......................................................... 37 Questionnaire 11B11.............................................................. 42 Geographic d istrib u tio n of p articip ants in the study 45 Make-believe Job interview study . . . . . . . 46 D escription of the check sheets . . . . . . . 55 Organizing the students for the interview s . 61 Follow-up procedures . . . . .................................... 63 Study of placement bureau q ualifications for Job interview ees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Follow-up observation of a day in business . . 70 Summary . . . . ...................................... . . . . . . . 74 IV, ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE STUDIES ........................................................ 75 iv CHAPTER PAGE IV* (Continued) D istribution and In terp retatio n • • • . • • • . . 75 Personal development course questionnaires . . 75 Questionnaire f,A,f f i n d i n g s ............................ * 76 Questionnaire mB" findings . . . • • • . . • « 88 Make-believe job interview composite re su lts . 104 Placement bureau q ualification s for job applicants ..................... . . . . . I l l Individual ratin g sheet resu lts for 11A Day in Business” ..................................... 113 Summary . . . . . . . . ............................. . . . . . . 117 V. AN ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSIONNAIRES . . . 118 Questionnaire follow-up for students1 use . . . 118 General character of the expressionnaires . . . 122 Case I -- g ir l who had had personal develop­ ment train in g in job Interview ing . . . . . 122 Case II--boy who had not had personal development train in g in job interview ing . 126 Case I I I —g irl who had not had personal developmentt raining . . . . . . .......................... 129 Summary . . . . . . 136 CHAPTER PAG-E VI. FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . 137 Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . 141 Recom m endations............................................... • . * • 144 BIBLIOGRAPHY . .................................................................................. 150 LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE I. Number of Students in the Study who were Sent Q uestionnaires ........................ • 77 II* D istribution of the Questionnaires which were Returned . . * .............................................. . . . 73 I II . Percentage of Returns of Individual Ques­ tionnaires * ........................................................................... 79 IV. The Subjects Most Desired to be Emphasized by G irls who have had a Personal Development Course . . . . . . ......................................................... • 81 V. Procedures Preferred in a Personal Development Course by G irls who have had such a Course . . 85 VI. Ten T raits, C haracteristics and Work Habits E ssential to Success in Business and Life as Reported by G irls who ha.d a Personal Develop­ ment C o u rse........................................................................ 86 V II. The Subjects Most Desired to be Emphasized in a Personal Development Course • • • • • • . * • 91 •VIII. The Subjects Most Desired to be Emphasized by Boys who had not had such a C o u r s e ................ 92 IX. Procedures Preferred in a Personal Development Course by G irls who had not- had such a Course . 95 v ii TABLE PAGE X. Procedures Preferred in a Personal Develop­ ment Course by Boys who had not had such a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 XI, Ten T raits, C haracteristics and Work Habits E ssential to Success in Business and Life as Reported by G irls who had not had a Personal Development Course . • • • • • • • • • • • . 100 XII. Ten T raits, C haracteristics and Work Habits E ssential to Success in Business and Life as Reported by Boys who had not had a Personal Development Course . . . . . . .................................. 101 X III. Composite Results of Check Sheets for G irls Making “Make-Believe11 Job Interview s, who had had a Course in Personal Development . , 107 XIV. Composite Results of Check Sheets for G irls Having “Make-Believe” Job Interviews who had not had a Course in Personal Development 108 XV. Composite Results of Check Sheets for Boys . Having “Make-Believe*1 Job Interviews who had not had a Course in Personal Development . . 109 XVI. Summary R esults of a ll the Thirty Students who Made the “Make-Believe” Job Interviews . . . 110 LIST OF FORMS FORM PAGE 1. L etter of T ransm ittal/' with Questionnaires "A" and " B " ................................................................................. 38 2, Questionnaire "A" for Women Who Have Had a Course in Personal Development . . . . . . . 39 3 Questionnaire rtBfl for Men and Women Who Have * Not Had a Course in Personal Development . . 43 4* L etter to Businessmen in Regard to Their P articip atio n In Make-believe Job Interviews w ith Junior College Students .................................. 48 5. L etter to Faculty in Regard to Their P articipa­ tio n in Make-believe Job Interviews with Junior College Students 54 6 . “Thank you" le tte r to Businessmen for Their W illingness to A ssist w ith the Pseudo-Interviews, and an Explanation of the Check Sheets . . . 56 7. Check Sheet "A" to be F illed Out by the Business­ men of Pasadena a fte r Student Job Interview s, 59 8 . Check Sheet 11B" to be F illed Out by the Faculty of the Junior College a fte r Student Job Interview s ............................. 60

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