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Direct linkDahling, Jason J.; Thompson, Mindi N. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
In this study, we use an experimental methodology called policy capturing to examine the effects of contextual barriers and supports on students' decisions to change academic majors. Consistent with Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), we found that information about family supportiveness, peer supportiveness, financial status, and job market…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Self Efficacy, Employment Patterns, Labor Market
Download full textHotchkiss, Julie L.; Pitts, M. Melinda; Walker, Mary Beth – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2010
During the late 1990s, the convergence of women's labor force participation rates to men's rates came to a halt. This paper explores the degree to which the role of education and marriage in women's labor supply decisions also changed over this time period. Specifically, this paper investigates women's decisions to exit the labor market upon the…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Females, Decision Making, Labor Market
