scholarly journals Oh the places you could go : the perceived impact of early career exposure

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Stacy Jean Hagston
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Early Career ◽  
School Students ◽  
College And Career ◽  
Efficacy Outcome ◽  
Perceived Impact

This study explored the perceived impact of a college and career readiness program, Missouri Connections, on decisions made during high school. The research questions were as follows: 1. What perceived impact, if any, has the Missouri Connections program had on the self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals of current high school students? 2. What perceived impact, if any, did the Missouri Connections program have on planning, exploring, and deciding on a career of current high school students who went through the program? Thirty-five high school seniors took part in this study, which utilized a survey consisting of both open and Likert type questions. The researcher analyzed the data using open coding and frequencies. The study's findings revealed that, overall, the program had little to no impact on self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals. The findings also indicated little to no impact on planning, exploring, and deciding when it came to college and career plans. The findings indicated that changes should be considered to the current career development program.

Factors Influencing High School Students’ Career Aspirations

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0801100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Tang ◽  
Wei Pan ◽  
Mark D. Newmeyer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Aspirations ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Influencing

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.

Tobacco Control Policy Advocacy Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Among Ethnically Diverse High School Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelie G. Ramirez ◽  
Luis F. Velez ◽  
Patricia Chalela ◽  
Jeannie Grussendorf ◽  
Alfred L. McAlister
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Control Policies

This study applied self-efficacy theory to assess empowerment to advocate on behalf of tobacco control policies. The Youth Tobacco Survey with added policy advocacy self-efficacy, attitudes, and outcome expectations scales was given to 9,177 high school students in Texas. Asians showed the lowest prevalence of experimentation and current smoking, followed by African Americans. Anglo-Europeans had higher rates of current smoking. Latino male students had the highest experimentation and current smoking rates. Policy advocacy self-efficacy was higher among African Americans. Latinos scored lowest. Asians had the highest level of approval for tobacco control policies. African Americans had the highest scores in policy advocacy outcome expectations, followed by Asians and Latinos. Anglo-Europeans scored lowest. Students who had never tried smoking had the highest scores in all three scales, with a decreasing trend as the frequency of smoking increased. Associations with smoking status remained significant when controlling by gender and ethnicity

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