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Regional Queensland Parents' Views of Science Education: Some Unexpected Perceptions
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Boon, Helen J. – Australian Educational Researcher, 2012
Low post-compulsory science enrolments for secondary students have been a growing concern across the Western world. Research has examined factors relating to science curricula and students' attitudes about science, but parental views of science education remain largely unexplored in Australia. Because parents have a strong role in shaping their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Education
Pathways to Careers in Medicine and Health
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Fuchs, Bruce A.; Miller, Jon D. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2012
Physicians and other health professionals are an important part of the national scientific and technical workforce, and it is important to understand the factors that attract (or fail to attract) young adults into these fields. Using data from the 20-year record of the Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY) and working within a social…
Descriptors: Socialization, Health Occupations, Career Choice, Physicians
Pathways to an Engineering Career
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Pearson, Willie, Jr.; Miller, Jon D. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2012
Utilizing data from the 20-year record of the Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY), this analysis uses a set of variables to predict employment in engineering for a national sample of adults aged 34 to 37. The LSAY is one of the longest longitudinal studies of the impact of secondary education and postsecondary education conducted in the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Engineering, Longitudinal Studies, Calculus
Vocational Self-Concept Crystallization as a Mediator of the Relationship between Career Self-Management and Job Decision Effectiveness
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Weng, Qingxiong; McElroy, James C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
This article examines the influence of career self-management and vocational self-concept crystallization on job decision effectiveness and how vocational self-concept crystallization mediates the relationship between career self-management and job decision effectiveness. Six hundred and eleven Chinese employees participated in the research. Using…
Descriptors: Career Development, Self Concept, Career Choice, Employees
Factors Influencing High School Students' Career Aspirations
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Tang, Mei; Pan, Wei; Newmeyer, Mark D. – Professional School Counseling, 2008
This article explores the factors influencing high school students' career aspirations with a study analyzing 141 high school students. The Social Cognitive Career Development Model was utilized to examine the interactive relationships among learning experiences, career self-efficacy, outcome expectations, career interests, and career choices. The…
Descriptors: High Schools, Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy
Predicting Career Indecision: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
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Guay, Frederic; Senecal, Caroline; Gauthier, Lysanne; Fernet, Claude – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2003
The purpose of this study was to propose and test a model of career indecision based on self-determination theory (E. L. Deci & R. M. Ryan, 1985). This model posits that peer and parental styles predicted career indecision through perceived self-efficacy and autonomy. Participants were 834 college students (236 men, 581 women, 17 without gender…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Career Choice, College Students