Rural Appalachian Youth's Vocational/Educational Postsecondary Aspirations: Applying Social Cognitive Career Theory

Autor/inn/en	Ali, Saba Rasheed; McWhirter, Ellen Hawley
Titel	Rural Appalachian Youth's Vocational/Educational Postsecondary Aspirations: Applying Social Cognitive Career Theory
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 33 (2006) 2, S.87-111 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845306293347
Schlagwörter	Rural Youth; High School Students; Self Efficacy; Academic Aspiration; Occupational Aspiration; Socioeconomic Status; Career Development; Social Theories; Epistemology; Multivariate Analysis; Expectation; Student Educational Objectives; Noncollege Bound Students; Postsecondary Education; Problems; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Berufsentwicklung; Gesellschaftstheorie; Erkenntnistheorie; Multivariate Analyse; Expectancy; Erwartung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Problemsituation; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This study investigates the relationship between postsecondary aspirations and vocational/educational self-efficacy beliefs, outcome expectations, perceived educational barriers, and sources of support among a sample of rural Appalachian high school students. Using Social Cognitive Career Theory as the theoretical framework, vocational/educational aspirations are examined in terms of four specific postsecondary pathways common to rural Appalachian students (work, vocational technical, bachelor's only, and professional). Results indicated vocational/educational self-efficacy beliefs, college outcome expectations, likelihood of encountering barriers to postsecondary education, and socioeconomic status contribute significantly to the discriminant function predicting the post-secondary pathways. This research extends previous work in this area by examining an understudied group, rural Appalachian adolescents. Implications of the results and suggestions for future research are provided. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10