Asian Indian College Students' Science and Math Preferences: Influences of Cultural Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Roysircar, Gargi; Carey, John; Koroma, Sorie
Titel	Asian Indian College Students' Science and Math Preferences: Influences of Cultural Contexts
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 36 (2010) 4, S.324-347 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845309345671
Schlagwörter	Majors (Students); First Generation College Students; Minority Groups; Immigrants; Career Development; Asian Americans; Indians; Science Education; Mathematics Education; Parent Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Cultural Context; Parent Influence; Acculturation; Surveys; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnische Minderheit; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Berufsentwicklung; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Inder; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Mathematische Bildung; Elternverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Akkulturation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Cultural, immigrant, and prejudicial contexts influence minority students' preferences for college majors and their subsequent career development. Participants were Asian Indian immigrant college students as well as their parents. The early first-generation and late first-generation students were similar to each other in their major preferences; however, both groups had significantly greater preferences for science and math majors than the second-generation students. Parents' perceived prejudice and preferences for science and math contributed significantly to their second-generation children's preferences for science and math. Even though second-generation children preferred nonscience majors more than their first-generation parents, the majority reported that their actual majors were in science and math. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10