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Drewery, David; Nevison, Colleen; Pretti, T. Judene – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the relative effects of participation in cooperative education (co-op) and engagement in reflection upon previous work experiences on undergraduate students' vocational self-concept (VSC) at graduation. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional survey of graduating students (n = 1,483) from a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Work Experience, Reflection, Self Concept
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Deer, LillyBelle K.; Gohn, Kelsey; Kanaya, Tomoe – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: Current college students in the USA are reporting higher levels of anxiety over career planning than previous generations, placing pressure on colleges to provide effective career development opportunities for their students. Research has consistently found that increasing career-related self-efficacy is particularly effective at…
Descriptors: College Students, Career Planning, Career Development, Anxiety
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Shin, Yun-Jeong; Lee, Ji-Yeon – Journal of Career Development, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the cross-cultural validity of the effects of attachment, career-choice pessimism, and intrinsic motivation on career adaptability (CA) in American (n = 198) and Korean (n = 294) college students. We hypothesized that the association between attachment and CA is sequentially mediated by career-choice…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Predictor Variables, Attachment Behavior, Cross Cultural Studies
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Kim, Kyung-Nyun; Oh, Se-Hee – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2013
Previous studies have provided mixed results for the effects of social constraints on career maturity. However, there has been growing interest in these effects from the time perspective. Few studies have examined the effects of social constraints on the time perspective which in turn influences career maturity. This study examines the mediating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Maturity, Social Influences, Socioeconomic Status
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Marx, Adam A.; Simonsen, Jon C.; Kitchel, Tracy – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) and components of the secondary agricultural education program. Additionally, the authors sought to describe secondary students' CDSE and career decision influences. This study's design was descriptive and relational and incorporated high…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Decision Making
Reyes, Urlette – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an experiential program on the occupational identity, access, and career maturity of Black and Latino students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Data shows these students to be underrepresented in STEM fields. Student interest and access are noted in the literature to be amongst the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Magnet Schools, Work Experience Programs, Vocational Maturity
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Patton, Wendy; Creed, Peter – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2007
Adolescents across the five years of high school (169 females and 164 males) completed a survey that identified occupational status aspirations and expectations coded into six types-- realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, or conventional--according to the RIASEC model (Holland, 1997). As the focus of the study was to explore…
Descriptors: Vocational Maturity, Occupational Aspiration, Adolescents, Career Development