Excerpt from The Psychology of Vocational Adjustment Every effort has been made to. Give due acknowledgment of the constructive efforts of past investigators. 00pious references have been made tothe literature of the subject, so that the reader 'who wishes to make more intensive incursions into the fields that' are given. Minor emphasis may do so. Especially, is it' hoped. That the deficiencies pointed out will stimulate other investigators to make the researches so sorely needed. Among the illustrations given of principles and methods are extracts from many of the author's. Original investigations that have already been published. For permission to reprint portions of these reports grateful acknowledgment is made to the editors of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Inclus trial Hygiene, Journal of Personnel Research, Journal of Politi cal Economy, School and Society, School Review, University Journal of Business, Vocational Guidance Magazine. For assistance in prosecuting the investigations here reported much credit should be given to the advanced students at Indiana University, who have arduously compiled data. Valuable assist ance has also been given by personnel managers and other busi ness executives who have willingly furnished raw data for Study. Though these business executives for the most part desire to remain anonymous it will surely not be improper to render thanks publicly to the group of personnel executives in Indianapolis who for several years have gladly given themselves and their organi zations to the quest for factual material relating to the psychology of vocational adjustment. Among those to Whom thanks should be individually expressed should be named the author's friend and colleague, Professor W. F. Book, who for several years has been an interested and sympathetic counsellor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.