The Career Aspirations of Rural Appalachian High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Ali, Saba Rasheed; Saunders, Jodi L.
Titel	The Career Aspirations of Rural Appalachian High School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Assessment, 17 (2009) 2, S.172-188 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1069-0727
DOI	10.1177/1069072708328897
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Self Efficacy; High School Students; Rural Schools; Occupational Aspiration; Predictor Variables; Social Theories; Social Cognition; Vocational Interests; Career Choice; Socioeconomic Status; Age Differences; Decision Making; Cultural Influences; Low Income Groups; Parent Influence; Siblings; Peer Influence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Prädiktor; Gesellschaftstheorie; Soziale Kognition; Berufsinteresse; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sibling; Geschwister
Abstract	The purpose of the present study was to investigate the contributions of several social cognitive career theory (SCCT) factors in predicting the career aspirations of a group of high school students living in the central part of rural Appalachia. Sixty-three high school students completed measures assessing their vocational/educational self-efficacy beliefs, career decision outcome expectations, socioeconomic status (SES), age, and their perceptions of familial and peer support. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis indicated that 52% of the variance associated with career aspirations was accounted for by the SCCT variables. Findings indicated that the majority of the variance was accounted for by vocational/educational self-efficacy beliefs, SES, and career decision outcome expectations. Given the cultural considerations of this population, these findings suggest that lower SES rural Appalachian high school students might benefit from targeted interventions that are designed to increase their confidence and expectations about their future. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10