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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ880864
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-4019
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Prospective First-Generation College Students: A Social-Cognitive Perspective
Gibbons, Melinda M.; Borders, L. DiAnne
Career Development Quarterly, v58 n3 p194-208 Mar 2010
The authors investigated differences in college-going expectations of middle school students who would be the 1st in their families to attend college. Social-cognitive career theory (SCCT; R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, & G. Hackett, 1994) was used to examine college-related expectations in 272 seventh-grade students. Differences were found between prospective 1st-generation college students (PFGCSs) and their non-PFGCS peers, with the former group demonstrating lower self-efficacy, higher negative outcome expectations, and more perceived barriers. Path analysis demonstrated partial support for the SCCT model. An alternative model for PFGCSs is proposed. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Social Theories, Academic Aspiration, Middle School Students, Grade 7, First Generation College Students, Self Efficacy, Barriers, Path Analysis, Models, Parent Influence, Gender Differences, Expectation, Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Higher Education; Middle Schools; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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