An Exploration of the Aspirations and Future Orientation of Adolescents from Low-Income Families

Autor/inn/en	Fehily, Orla; Schlösser, Annette
Titel	An Exploration of the Aspirations and Future Orientation of Adolescents from Low-Income Families
Quelle	In: Educational & Child Psychology, 37 (2020) 1, S.118-135 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-1611
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Attitudes; Aspiration; Low Income Groups; Goal Orientation; Economically Disadvantaged; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Expectation; Persistence; Self Efficacy; Recreational Activities; Interests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Streben; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten; Expectancy; Erwartung; Ausdauer; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Freizeitgestaltung; Bildungsinteresse
Abstract	Aim: Literature suggests that young people living in low-income households are likely to have lower aspirations than their peers. Facilitating aspirations has been suggested as a possible means of preventing intergenerational cycles of low attainment and subsequent disadvantage. This research explored how a group of young people from low-income families perceived their aspirations to have been informed and influenced. Method: This study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Ten young people were recruited from a local secondary school. Self-driven photo elicitation was used with the resulting images providing the basis for semi-structured interviews. Findings: Three super-ordinate themes and eight sub-themes emerged from the data. Themes describe narratives, interests and talents informing aspirations, support of others and expectations of success. Limitations: Difficulties in finding a school from which to recruit and subsequent negotiations with the participating school led to a student administrator being present for the interviews. The implications of this on the results is discussed. Conclusions: Results suggested that participants had concrete and realistic ideas about what they wanted to do in the future and were hopeful about their ability to achieve those aspirations. Keywords: aspirations; future orientation; low-income; disadvantaged; adolescents; young people (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01