Improving IS Enrollment Choices: The Role of Social Support

Autor/in	Akbulut-Bailey, Asli
Titel	Improving IS Enrollment Choices: The Role of Social Support
Quelle	In: Journal of Information Systems Education, 23 (2012) 3, S.259-270 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1055-3096
Schlagwörter	Self Efficacy; Student Attitudes; Information Systems; Labor Market; Enrollment; Employment Projections; Surveys; Higher Education; Management Information Systems; Curriculum Design; Curriculum Development; Instruction; Information Technology; Career Choice; Likert Scales; Career Development; Improvement; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Einschulung; Beschäftigungsentwicklung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Managementinformationssystem; Lehrplangestaltung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Informationstechnologie; Likert-Skala; Berufsentwicklung; Qualitätssteigerung; USA
Abstract	Over the last decade, enrollment in Information Systems (IS) and related programs has dropped worldwide and still remains low despite positive job market predictions. Given the significant negative consequences of low enrollments on both academia and industry, the IS community has focused its efforts on mechanisms to increase enrollments. This study investigates how such a mechanism--social support--influences students' aspirations to pursue an IS degree. More specifically, the study suggests that social support, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interests independently and cumulatively affect students' choice of IS as their major. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Information Systems Education. e-mail: editor@jise.org; Web site: http://www.jise.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10