Social Cognitive Career Theory and Rural High School Learners' Intentions to Pursue an Accounting Career

Autor/inn/en	Oben, James Ako; van Rooyen, Annelien
Titel	Social Cognitive Career Theory and Rural High School Learners' Intentions to Pursue an Accounting Career
Quelle	In: Accounting Education, 32 (2023) 4, S.445-478 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Oben, James Ako) ORCID (van Rooyen, Annelien)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0963-9284
DOI	10.1080/09639284.2022.2076564
Schlagwörter	Social Cognition; Career Choice; Rural Schools; High School Students; Intention; Accounting; Foreign Countries; Self Efficacy; Outcomes of Education; Student Satisfaction; Well Being; Expectation; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Kognition; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Ausland; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Expectancy; Erwartung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The extended social cognitive career theory (SCCT) suggests that career intentions are influenced by person inputs, background contextual affordances, learning experiences, self-efficacy expectations and outcome expectations, as well as satisfaction and well-being in academic and work settings. The main purpose of the current study was to examine the career intentions of South African high school learners towards a career in the accounting field. Using proportionate stratified random sampling, 305 learners from eight high schools in a rural community were surveyed. Respondents' intentions to pursue a career in accounting were significantly positively correlated with self-efficacy expectations and outcome expectations. Work satisfaction, earning potential, self-efficacy expectations, personal interest, Accounting being offered as a subject and having a family member in the accounting field are factors influencing participants' career choice. Recommendations are made that could assist in better-informed career decision-making, guidance and support for learners who wish to pursue a career in the accounting field. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01