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Download full textJiang, Tao; Chen, Ji-gen; Xu, Ping-chuan; Zeng, Ping-fei – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2022
Although much research has explored the personal, family, school, and social influences on adolescents' career expectations, little is known about the types of family-related career expectations of students and career expectation contexts in school. Using PISA 2018 test data, a multilevel latent profile analysis was conducted with indicators of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
Avci, Süleyman – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2022
The percentage of students with lower academic achievement than their peers due to their socio-economical disadvantages is globally accepted as an indicator of inequality. Some students, despite their disadvantages, are as successful as their advantaged peers. The family and individual characteristics and academic experiences of these students,…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Socioeconomic Status
Liao, Yuqi – American Institutes for Research, 2020
This analysis compares 15-year-old students who reported career expectations in finance in 13 education systems that participated in the financial literacy assessment of the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). In particular, it explores (a) selected demographic characteristics of students who expected to have a career in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Occupational Aspiration, Finance Occupations, Expectation
Direct linkSikora, Joanna – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
Although the gender gap in non-compulsory science attracts much attention, few studies compare factors that shape it at subsequent life stages. Here, a life-course approach is used to examine the gender gap in science career expectations at ages 16, 23 and 26 for a recent student cohort. Then, a decomposition is applied to assess what share of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Occupational Aspiration, Science Careers
Sikora, Joanna – Australian Journal of Education, 2018
While research on adolescent occupational expectations is voluminous, it either ignores students who do not report any career plans or imputes their answers. Consequently, little is known about the potential consequences that not having clear occupational expectations in adolescence might have for educational and occupational attainment in young…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Career Exploration, Decision Making, Occupational Aspiration
Sikora, Joanna; Saha, Lawrence J. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Lost talent? The occupational ambitions and attainments of young Australians", and is an added resource for further information. The purpose of this supplement is to provide greater detail about the background of research into the topic of human talent in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Human Capital, Talent
