This study aims to assess the impacts of different components of career competencies and career commitment on the career success of young graduates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as to understand how these individuals construct their careers in the context of the fourth industrial revolution. Data were collected from 407 graduates…

Not every student who enrolls in a teacher training program completes it and obtains a degree. Students dropping out of vocational teacher training is a particularly concerning trend in Germany, where there is a significant shortage of vocational education and training (VET) teachers. Against this backdrop, it is crucial to understand why students…

Understanding the experiences, perceptions, and barriers of students is critical to address disparities and fostering equity, particularly in the rapidly growing domain of online education. This study explored these factors among undergraduate students from an online math program at a Midwestern University, focusing on factors influencing the…

Because of their open enrollment policies, community colleges serve large numbers of students whose K-12 education has left them unready to succeed in college-level courses. Colleges typically use test scores such as the ACT to place students into appropriate course levels. However, the use of test-based measures alone has been criticized as being…

Girls often express less interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education and careers than boys, despite having comparable aptitude. We randomly assigned 242 girls (Mdn[subscript age] = 12 years; 38% East Asian; 37% White) at Canadian STEM camps to control conversations about generic camp experiences, or intervention…

During adolescence, individuals make key decisions about coursework, and career paths, including paths toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This study identified groups of adolescents who vary in STEM career interests, feelings of support, and perceptions of barriers in STEM and explored what factors predict…

Global digital advancements provide postsecondary students with ample digital job opportunities. Thus, it is crucial to understand the psychological determinants that affect postsecondary students' choices of a digital career. Self-efficacy and interest are two widely used psychological determinants in the choice behavior of individuals. However,…

The study was on career development as a predictor of business educators' job performance in Universities in South-South, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were formulated and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The population of the study comprised 158…

Pupils' subject choices at the level of secondary education critically determine the tertiary fields of study that they can pursue. This study used multinomial logistic regression models to investigate the extent to which the final report card grades of ninth-grade students predicted their choices of subject combinations at the senior general…

While previous research has shown that social class is positively correlated with career decision self-efficacy (CDSE), how this relationship develops is unclear. This study tested the mediating effect of career social support on the link between subjective social class and CDSE and the moderating role of birthplace in the mediation model. A…

Working conditions significantly influence teachers' job satisfaction and their decisions to stay in their roles, and are closely tied to student learning conditions. The South Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey (SCTWCS) was developed to better understand teachers' experiences in their schools and the factors that influence their workplace…

Individuals with disabilities do not access postsecondary education at the same rate as their peers without disabilities. This gap is unfortunate, as research shows that when students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) participate in postsecondary education, they have improved physical, social, and employment outcomes. To…

Students receiving instrument education in institutions providing vocational music education are expected to enhance their self-efficacy perceptions regarding their instruments, identify their motivations, and develop strategies for their learning approaches. These efforts aim to address deficiencies encountered during the educational process and…