CHI TIẾT NGHIÊN CỨU …

Tiêu đề

Occupational choice and the assertiveness of librarians: A comparison of beginning students in undergraduate library, law, and liberal arts schools in Nigeria

Tác giả

Agada J.

Năm xuất bản

1987

Source title

Library and Information Science Research

Số trích dẫn

DOI

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-71249159576&partnerID=40&md5=7ffdc095c436251cbc87bdde48a5e267

Tóm tắt

the personality studies of Librarians have deplored the passive and submissive nature predominant among librarians and inappropriate to the demands of modern librarianship. The present study was based on the assumption, derived from library literature, that although assertiveness is a necessary attribute for librarians, the profession seems to attract unassertive people. The search for students with assertive personalities, therefore, ought to be one of the goals of library education. This study sought to determine the degree to which beginning library school students differ in their assertive abilities from their counterparts in law and liberal arts schools. The investigation was undertaken at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, in 1983. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to compare the assertion levels of incoming library school students with those of their counterparts. An assertion instrument was constructed from the Wolpe-Lazarus and Lawrence Assertive Inventories. Frequencies and percentages (for demographics) and a one-way analysis of variance were computed with the data. The results indicated no significant difference between the assertion levels of the three student groups. This may suggest that little or no psychological preparation takes place prior to the students' entry into their professional programs in Nigeria.

Từ khóa

Tài liệu tham khảo

Alberti R., Emmons M., Your Perfect Right: A Guide to Assertive Behavior, (1970); Argyle A., The communication of inferior and superior attitudes and verbal and non-verbal signals, British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2, pp. 222-231, (1970); Ball P.G., Nelson E.R., Assertiveness training for the law student, Journal of College Placement, 39, pp. 40-45, (1979); Readings on the Psychology of Women, (1972); Beckett P., O'Connell J., Education and Power in Nigeria: A Study of University Students, (1977); Benge R., Library education and the third world: Some personal comparisons, Library Review, 28, pp. 226-228, (1979); Bloom L., Coburn K., Pearlman J., The New Assertive Women, (1975); Clayton H., Femininity and job satisfaction among male library students at one midwestern university, College and Research Libraries, 31, pp. 388-398, (1970); Clift R.B., The Personality and Occupational Stereotype of Public Librarians, (1976); Douglas R.R., The Personality of the Librarian, (1957); Eisler R., Miller P., Hersen M., Components of assertive behavior, Clinical Psychology, 3, pp. 161-299, (1973); Eisler R., Miller P., Hersen M., Situational determinants of assertive behavior, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 43, pp. 330-340, (1975); Eisler R., Miller P., Hersen M., The relationship of cognitive variables to the expression of assertiveness, Behavior Therapy, 9, pp. 419-427, (1978); Esen A., A view of guidance from africa, Personnel and Guidance Journal, 50, (1982); Fadiran D., Changing career patterns of professional librarians in Nigeria, International Library Review, 11, pp. 105-112, (1979); Furnham A., Assertiveness in three cultures: Multidimensionality and cultural differences, Journal of Clinical Psychology, 39, pp. 522-527, (1979); Galassi M.D., Galassi J.P., Assertion: A critical review, Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice, 1, pp. 16-29, (1978); Goldfried M.R., Linehan M.M., Basic issues in behavioral assessment, Handbook of Behavioral Assessment, (1977); Hersen M., Self-assessment of fear, Behavior Therapy, 4, pp. 241-257, (1983); Hollander M.A., Parker H.J., Occupational stereotypes and self-descriptions: Their relationship to vocational choice, Journal of Vocational Choice, 2, pp. 57-65, (1972); Ifidon S.E., New developments in the nigerian library scene, International Library Review, 11, pp. 45-55, (1979); Igwe B.D., The Values of the Librarian: A Cross-Cultural Study of the Students of Library and Information Science in the United States and Nigeria, (1981); Annual Report, 1st April, 1977- 30th June 1978, (1979); Lang P., Fear reduction and fear behavior: Problems in treating a construct, Research in Psychotherapy, 3, (1968); Lawrence P.S., The Assessment and Modification of Assertive Behavior, (1969); Magrill R.M., Occupational Image and the Choice of Librarianship as a Career, (1969); Marks E., Webb S.C., Vocational choice and professional experience as factors in occupational image, Journal of Applied Psychology, 53, pp. 292-300, (1969); McCrae R.R., Costa P.T., Self-concept and the stability of personality: Crosssectional comparisons of self-reports and ratings, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, pp. 1282-1292, (1982); Mehrabian A., Non-Verbal Communication, (1972); Mischel W., Direct versus indirect personality assessment: Evidence and implications, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 38, pp. 319-324, (1982); Moore W.E., Occupational socialization, Handbook of Socialization Theory and Research, pp. 868-971, (1969); Moracco J., Implementing self-concept in vocational choice in the arab-middle east, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 13, (1978); Morrison P.D., Career of the Academic Librarians: A Study of the Social Origins, (1969); Educational Attainments, Vocational Experience and Personality Characteristics of a Group of American Academic Librarians; Nzotta B., The postgraduate librarianship class of 1977 at Ibadan, International Library Review, 11, pp. 113-124, (1979); Okon S., Crisis in the transition from school to work: the cross river state (Nigeria) lesson, International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 1, pp. 177-185, (1979); Okon S.E., Guidance and counselling service in Nigeria, The Personnel and Guidance Journal April, pp. 457-458, (1983); Pitcher S., Meikle S., The topography of assertive behavior in positive and negative situations, Behavior Therapy, 11, pp. 532-547, (1980); Reagan A.L., A Study of Certain Factors in Institutions of Higher Education Which Influences Students to Become Librarians, (1957); Schwartz R., Gottman J., Toward a task analysis of assertive behavior, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, pp. 910-920, (1971); Sladen D., The personality of the librarian: An investigation, Library Association Record, 74, pp. 118-119, (1972); Sukiennik A.W., Training Library School Students for Greater Career Achievements, (1978); Super D.E., Vocational development theory: Persons, positions, processes, Perspectives on Vocational Development, pp. 13-33, (1972); Bergh D.P., Power and Privilege at an African University, (1973); Wasserman P., Elements in a manpower blueprint-library personnel for the 1970s, ALA Bulletin, 63, pp. 581-599, (1969); Wolff W., Merrens M., Behavioral assessment: A review of clinical methods, Journal of Personality Assessment, 38, pp. 3-16, (1982); Wolpe J., Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition, (1958); Wolpe J., Lazarus A., Behavior Therapy Techniques, (1966)