The Role of Motivational Factors in Predicting STEM Career Aspirations

Autor/inn/en	Ahmed, Wondimu; Mudrey, Renee R.
Titel	The Role of Motivational Factors in Predicting STEM Career Aspirations
Quelle	In: International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 7 (2019) 3, S.201-214 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-3603
DOI	10.1080/21683603.2017.1401499
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Occupational Aspiration; Student Motivation; Self Concept; Adolescents; Females; Career Awareness; Science Achievement; Socioeconomic Status; Race; Achievement Tests; Foreign Countries; International Assessment; Secondary School Students; Ethnicity; Science Interests; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Schulische Motivation; Selbstkonzept; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Weibliches Geschlecht; Karrierebewusstsein; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Rasse; Abstammung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Ethnizität
Abstract	This study examined how motivational factors (i.e., self-concept in science, enjoyment of science, and instrumental value of science) predict science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career aspirations using a nationally representative sample of 5,611 fifteen-year-old students (49.4% female) in the United States. The findings demonstrated that the motivational factors, particularly enjoyment and instrumental value, are important predictors of STEM career aspirations even after controlling for socioeconomic status (SES), STEM career awareness, and science achievement. The findings also demonstrated that, although the motivational factors operate slightly differently across gender, they seem to function similarly across racial and ethnic groups. The findings have important implications for how to promote STEM career aspirations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01