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| Autor/inn/en | Teravainen-Goff, Anne; Hackett, Sian; Clark, Christina |
|---|---|
| Institution | National Literacy Trust (United Kingdom) |
| Titel | "Isn't an Aspiration Like a Personal Journey, in Which You Challenge Yourself?" Aspirations, Literacy and Gender: Insight from Young People and Adults. A National Literacy Trust Research Report |
| Quelle | (2020), (35 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Aspiration; Literacy; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Barriers; Influences; Achievement; Youth; Adults; Goal Orientation; Definitions; Ability; Self Esteem; United Kingdom (England) |
| Abstract | Aspirations in the educational context have been a topic of interest for researchers, practitioners and policy makers for many decades. This is not surprising as aspirations function as motivators and young people who develop ambitious but achievable aspirations are more likely to achieve positive outcomes. Some evidence does indeed suggest that young people's aspirations influence their educational attainment. However, the relationships between aspirations and attainment are likely to be complex and not necessarily causal. For example, outcomes such as attainment may be more strongly influenced by opportunities than aspirations, potentially suggesting that access to greater opportunities is more crucial for higher educational attainment than aspirations or motivation. Similarly, aspirations may help students to improve their attainment but are likely to be much more influential when combined with expectations, that is, an assessment of a likelihood of them becoming reality. Aspirations and related concepts, such as stereotypes and confidence, are particularly relevant considerations when it comes to certain groups of young people, such as girls. It has been widely documented how stereotypes and assumptions about careers impact on girls from as young as age seven. Some sources have also indicated that a lack of confidence might be the reason holding women back in their aspirations. For example, a survey conducted with women aged 16 to 25 in Wales found that 1 in 8 (13%) feel that a lack of confidence is a barrier to them achieving their career aspirations. This report aims to provide a more comprehensive understanding of aspirations by focusing on aspirations more widely, beyond career or educational aspirations, and exploring the link between aspirations and literacy for young people as well as adults. The authors use information from a survey of 2,317 young people from 13 schools in England, 11 focus groups in five schools, and a poll of 2,000 adults to investigate how young people and adults define aspirations, what their aspirations are, what influences them, what the perceived barriers for achieving them are and how these change over time, as well as how they see the role of literacy in achieving aspirations. To address the link between aspirations and gender, the second part of this report focuses on girls and women in particular and discusses how they differ from boys and men in terms of their aspirations and perceived role of literacy in achieving them. (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | National Literacy Trust. Swire House, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ, UK. Tel: +44-2078-282435; Fax: +44-2079-319986; e-mail: contact@literacytrust.org.uk; Web site: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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