Adolescent Decision-Making Processes regarding University Entry: A Model Incorporating Cultural Orientation, Motivation and Occupational Variables

Autor/in	Jung, Jae Yup
Titel	Adolescent Decision-Making Processes regarding University Entry: A Model Incorporating Cultural Orientation, Motivation and Occupational Variables
Quelle	In: Tertiary Education and Management, 19 (2013) 2, S.97-111 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-3883
DOI	10.1080/13583883.2012.747107
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; High School Students; Foreign Countries; High Schools; Structural Equation Models; Decision Making; College Admission; Cultural Influences; Occupations; Predictor Variables; Student Attitudes; Student Interests; Student Surveys; Measures (Individuals); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Prädiktor; Schülerverhalten; Studieninteresse; Schülerbefragung; Messdaten; Australien
Abstract	This study tested a newly developed model of the cognitive decision-making processes of senior high school students related to university entry. The model incorporated variables derived from motivation theory (i.e. expectancy-value theory and the theory of reasoned action), literature on cultural orientation and occupational considerations. A modified version of a psychometrically proven survey instrument was administered to 349 senior high school students attending three high schools in Sydney, Australia. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data. Among the findings was evidence that: (a) variables related to allocentrism and idiocentrism directly or indirectly predict the valuing of interest/enjoyment; (b) the valuing of interest/enjoyment predicts attitudes toward university entry; and (c) attitudes toward university entry predict intentions to enter university. The final model may provide a useful framework for the provision of guidance to adolescents contemplating the decision to enter university. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10