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ERIC Number: EJ817479
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jun
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Factors Influencing High School Students' Career Aspirations
Tang, Mei; Pan, Wei; Newmeyer, Mark D.
Professional School Counseling, v11 n5 p285-295 Jun 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 results of a structural equation modeling analysis supported the mediating role of career self-efficacy in the career decision-making process, but the specific paths among the predicting variables to career aspirations were found to be different for female and male high school students. Implications for school counselors to provide more effective career intervention programs are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
American School Counselor Association. 1101 King Street Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-683-2722; Fax: 703-683-1619; Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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