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Direct linkEccles, Jacquelynne S.; Wang, Ming-Te – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
Drawing on Eccles' expectancy-value model of achievement-related choices, we examined the personal aptitudes and motivational beliefs at 12th grade that move individuals toward or away from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations at age 29. In the first set of analyses, occupational and lifestyle values, math ability…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 12, Gender Differences, High School Students
Download full textBaran, Medine; Maskan, Abdulkadir; Baran, Mukadder – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine teachers' reasons for choosing the profession of teaching and their level of job satisfaction and to investigate the effects of certain variables on their job satisfaction. The research data were collected via a questionnaire form to determine the demographic backgrounds of the participants and a Job…
Descriptors: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Science Teachers
Learned, Jeanette – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
There are many factors which might cause a student to drop out of a course of study; some of these are preventable. This paper describes the piloting of a survey tool designed to identify students at risk of not completing. Attendance was found to be the strongest predictor of module completion; low or declining scores on the survey were also…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Potential Dropouts, Identification, Vocational Education
Peer reviewedLieu, Tracy A.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1989
A study investigated the proportions of medical school graduates of the University of California at San Francisco entering personal care and technology-oriented specialties from 1982-1988. For the 1988 cohort, the importance of demographic, medical school, and postgraduate factors were also evaluated as predictors. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Career Choice, Higher Education, Medical Education
Crane, Jane L. – 1984
The relationship between background characteristics and salaries of male and female college graduates was assessed, and causes for salary differences were investigated. Data were drawn from the 1981 Survey of 1979-80 College Graduates, which covered individuals who received bachelor's or master's degrees from July 1, 1979, to June 30, 1980. A…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2000
Of the 108 million women age 16 or over who were part of the 1999 civilian noninstitutional U.S. population, 65 million (about 60%) were either employed or actively looking for work. In 1999, black, white, and Hispanic women participated in the labor force at rates of 63.5%, 59.6%, and 55.9%, respectively. According to projections, women will…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Career Choice, Career Education
