A Qualitative Analysis of Career Choice Pathways of College-Oriented Rural Central Appalachian High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Carrico, Cheryl; Matusovich, Holly M.; Paretti, Marie C.
Titel	A Qualitative Analysis of Career Choice Pathways of College-Oriented Rural Central Appalachian High School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 46 (2019) 2, S.94-111 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845317725603
Schlagwörter	Career Choice; High School Students; Cultural Influences; Student Attitudes; Social Cognition; Rural Areas; Environmental Influences; First Generation College Students; Context Effect; Decision Making; Career Planning; Job Security; Family Influence; Poverty; Low Income; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Kognition; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Karriereplanung; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Armut; Niedriglohn
Abstract	To explore the ways context may shape career choices, we used a qualitative approach to analyze interviews with college-oriented high school students from the rural Central Appalachia region of Virginia. Using social cognitive career theory, we analyzed pathways to career choices and relevant contextual factors, using data from 24 interviews. Results revealed that participants' pathways partially matched the model, though we also found variant pathways triggered by significant environmental influences and incomplete pathways due to variations in possible career plans. Explanatory factors included status as prospective first-generation college student, outcome expectations that included remaining local and having job stability, and an emergent factor of continuing generation Appalachian. The patterns that emerged with respect to contextual factors and career choice pathways highlight the importance of culture and context when examining how students make career choices. This research extends prior research by examining career pathways using student's own words as data. Moreover, the patterns offer insights career coaches, counselors, and educators can use in supporting students' post--high school career planning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01