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Jessica de la Cruz; Samantha Goldman – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2024
Considering the prevalence of mathematics teacher shortages in the United States, together with declining enrollments in teacher preparation programs, it is crucial for districts and teacher preparation programs alike to investigate new recruitment initiatives. In this pilot study, a university aimed to increase high school students' interest in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Camps, High School Students, Student Interests
Sunita Ananda Raste; Sahana Murthy – Educational Research and Reviews, 2024
This article addressed the significant issue of identity crisis experienced by students in their choice of profession, as highlighted in various research studies. The importance of examining professional was emphasized to identity development from a disciplinary perspective, particularly in the biosciences and allied fields. To achieve this, we…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Biological Sciences, Science Education, Science Teachers
Tobias Lasse Karlsson – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2024
The aim of this study is to examine what it means to be a student in a vocational education and training programme in the municipal adult education system in Sweden and how the interplay between school and working life affects students' identity formation. To achieve this, 12 students from two different programmes have been interviewed at the end…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Adult Students, Quality of Working Life, Lifelong Learning
Dina Banerjee; Nazia Zabin Memon; Alka Sharma – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2024
"Dalits" are a historically marginalized caste group in India. In this study, we examine the impact that the institution of caste has on career change. Focusing on the shift from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to non-STEM careers, we ask why members of the Dalit communities in India leave their STEM careers. To…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Careers, Career Choice, Social Class
Lisa Herrmann; Juliane Kühn – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2024
In 2022, one in four vocational education and training (VET) contracts resulted in premature termination--a potential sign of inefficiency in the training of urgently needed skilled professionals. This study focuses on the level of perceived informedness of trainees and its potential influence on dropout. This includes trainees' perceived level of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Dropouts, Foreign Countries, Influences
Lisa M. Marco-Bujosa; Amanda Galczyk; Rachel Stannard; Peter Koetting; Audrey A. Friedman – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2024
Despite critical shortages of secondary science teachers in urban schools, relatively little research has focused on the recruitment of undergraduate science majors to teach in urban contexts. This study utilized a retrospective narrative inquiry methodology to explore the career pathways of 14 undergraduate science majors into secondary science…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Urban Education, Teacher Recruitment
Amanda M. Rudolph; Shaqwana Freeman-Green; Laurel Byrne; Emma Savage-Davis; Lianne M. Jones; Jamia Thomas-Richmond – New Educator, 2024
Milner (2012) defines opportunity gaps as the uncontrollable factors such as race, language, or economic status that can impact students' success in schools. Rather than placing focus on students' achievement, examinations of opportunity gaps emphasize the systems and structures that may contribute to disparities in student outcomes. The…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Career Choice, Teacher Shortage
Kenneth Levine; Melinda Aley; Vernon Miller – Journal of Education and Work, 2024
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society includes the careers and career decision-making of emerging adults. This impact could influence how emerging adults approach careers and work-life balance. Vocational anticipatory socialisation examines how sources of career information influence the career decision-making process. With the COVID-19…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Career Choice, Young Adults
Mantak Yuen; Ryder Tsz Hong Chan – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2024
Students with special education needs (SEN) face challenges in developing career adaptability and self-efficacy. Using a sample of 355 students with SEN in Hong Kong, this study evaluated effects of social connectedness and meaning in life on career adaptability and career self-efficacy. Data were collected twice, participants completing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Self Efficacy, Career Choice
Factors Affecting the Decision of First-Year Pharmacy Students to Study Pharmacy in Can Tho, Vietnam
Van De Tran; Thi Quyen Truong; Hoang Ngoc Dao; Ha Phuong Lai; Thi Diem Phuong Thach; Nguyen Minh Tam Tran; Minh Cuong Nguyen; Thanh Huy Nguyen; Kieu Anh Tho Pham; Rebecca Susan Dewey; Cong Khanh Van – SAGE Open, 2024
Establishing and maintaining a highly-trained pharmaceutical workforce is crucial for serving the healthcare needs of the population. Globally, various factors have been associated with the decision of students leaving high school to pursue an undergraduate degree in pharmacy, however, this topic has not yet been explored in Vietnam. To explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pharmaceutical Education, College Freshmen, Career Choice
Debra S. Osborn; Sabrina N. Quiroga; Edwin Tang; Lyds J. Sherman; Nicholas H. Reese; Khyati Verma; Laura R. Marks – Journal of Career Development, 2024
Social identities impact the way individuals see themselves and their career options but career theories have been slow to the call in exploring how social identities interface with theoretical assumptions. The purpose of this study was to examine how social identities affect and inform specific dimensions identified by cognitive information…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Processes, Information Processing, Career Choice
Magali Jaoul-Grammare – European Journal of Education, 2024
Despite social changes and the opening up of all professions to men and women, society continues to adhere to many stereotypes, and many professions are still considered to be feminine or masculine. In addition to gendered representations of occupations, there are also social representations linked to the social prestige associated with a…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Sex Stereotypes, Gender Issues, Professional Occupations
Eric Moffa; Haley Sigler – Teacher Educators' Journal, 2024
Teacher education programs at small liberal arts colleges and universities are among the most vulnerable to decreased enrollment, yet they are uniquely positioned to provide well-rounded future teachers and educational leaders for a democratic society. To inform recruitment efforts, this study examined students' perceptions of teaching careers and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Teaching (Occupation), Liberal Arts
Janina Beckmann; Lukas Fervers – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
Low interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) among high school students in general and women in particular is a highly prevalent phenomenon in many industrialized countries. This study analyses whether study counselling--guiding students to select a major in higher education through self-exploration and fostering their…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Career Choice, Majors (Students), Disproportionate Representation
Joseph Tufuor Kwarteng; Maxmos Walasi Kobi Servoh – Cogent Education, 2024
This study investigated the impact of career preferences on the teaching self-efficacy of preservice accounting teachers. Employing a descriptive census survey, data were collected from 284 final-year preservice accounting teachers at two universities in Ghana. The study utilised an adapted Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) developed by…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers, Accounting