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Ali, Saba Rasheed; Saunders, Jodi L. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the contributions of several social cognitive career theory (SCCT) factors in predicting the career aspirations of a group of high school students living in the central part of rural Appalachia. Sixty-three high school students completed measures assessing their vocational/educational…
Descriptors: High Schools, Self Efficacy, High School Students, Rural Schools
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Ali, Saba Rasheed; McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; Chronister, Krista M. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2005
Relationships between contextual support, perceived educational barriers, and vocational/educational self-efficacy and outcome expectations were examined for a group of 114 ninth graders from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Results of this exploratory pilot study indicated that sibling and peer support accounted for a significant amount of…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Self Efficacy, Socioeconomic Status, Social Theories