Reid A E
J Dent Educ. 1978 Nov;42(11):618-22.
Longitudinal data on two cohorts of Canadian dental students are examined in order to determine the nature of the changes in attitudes and aspirations which students experience during their undergraduate dental training and the extent to which attitudes and aspirations which students hold on graduation are consistent with subsequent attitudes and behavior in practice. Data are presented on three dimensions of career-related attitudes and behavior: (1) aspirations toward and actual involvement in alternative practice settings, (2) attitudes and behavior related to selected professional and community activities, and (3) attitudes toward specific issues in dentistry. The results indicate that the dental school has little influence on students for the dimensions considered and suggest that analysis of both student backgrounds and the early practice experience of dental graduates may be the key to understanding the career behavior of dental graduates.
对两组加拿大牙科学生的纵向数据进行了研究，以确定学生在本科牙科培训期间所经历的态度和志向变化的性质，以及学生毕业时所持的态度和志向与随后在实践中的态度和行为的一致程度。数据呈现了与职业相关的态度和行为的三个维度：（1）对替代实践环境的志向和实际参与情况，（2）与选定的专业和社区活动相关的态度和行为，以及（3）对牙科特定问题的态度。结果表明，牙科学校对所考虑的维度对学生影响甚微，并表明分析学生背景和牙科毕业生的早期实践经验可能是理解牙科毕业生职业行为的关键。
