The table of contents for the September issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Association is linked below. We are pleased to see the study, Impact of a chapter book and collectible cards describing the lives of seven veterinarians on third-grade students’ career aspirations and expectations. The survey measured the response of 176 third graders to career education materials.
As a group, significantly more students answered that they would like or expect to be a veterinarian when they are an adult after exposure to the materials. These results indicate that young children’s career aspirations and expectations can be influenced, at least in the short term, by exposure to educational materials about veterinary medicine when delivered as part of a classroom curriculum.
Source: JAVMA, September 1, 2016. Table of contents and links to abstracts only.