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Parental Involvement and Adolescents' Career Goal Pursuit during the Post-School Transition
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Dietrich, Julia; Salmela-Aro, Katariina – Journal of Adolescence, 2013
This study investigated adolescents' and parents' co-regulation of career-related goals during the post-school transition. Finnish adolescents (N = 807, 49% female) were assessed twice in high school and once after graduation. It was examined how their career goal motivation (autonomous vs. controlled) and appraisals (goal attainability, effort,…
Descriptors: Motivation, Adolescents, Career Development, Parent Participation
Personal Goals and Well-Being: How Do Young People Navigate Their Lives?
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Salmela-Aro, Katariina – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2010
This chapter examines development through different life transitions, such as educational transitions and transition to parenthood during adolescence to adulthood in the context of the life-span model of personal goals. According to the life-span model of motivation, four key mechanisms--channeling, choice, co-regulation, and compensation--play a…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Goal Orientation, Well Being, Early Parenthood
Role of Motivation in the Moral and Religious Judgment of Mathematically Gifted Adolescents
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Nokelainen, Petri; Tirri, Kirsi – High Ability Studies, 2010
In this paper we investigate whether the level of motivation among mathematically gifted adolescents is related to their moral and religious judgment. The sample consists of first-year students (N = 20) at a Finnish private and independent boarding school specializing in mathematics. We formulated the following research questions: (RQ1) Is the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Boarding Schools, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation
Education-Related Goal Appraisals and Self-Esteem during the Transition to Secondary Education: A Longitudinal Study
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Vasalampi, Kati; Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
This study investigated whether adolescents' appraisals of their education-related goals change during the transition from comprehensive school to postcomprehensive secondary education (academic vs. vocational track) and how such appraisals contribute to their self-esteem. Six hundred and seven 16-year-old adolescents were surveyed three times:…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Adolescents, Talent Development, Goal Orientation
Ecological Approach and Community Education as Promoters of the Social Development of Reform School Students.
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Kimonen, Eija; Nevalainen, Raimo – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1995
This study examined the application of the ecological approach and community education to support the participation of 27 male students at a Finnish reform school in various leisure time activities and facilities. The students expressed needs to join in the production system, cultural system, contact system, and decision-making system of society.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Correctional Education
Physical Activity among Young People in the Context of Lifestyle
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Telama, Risto; Nupponen, Heimo; Pieron, Maurice – European Physical Education Review, 2005
The promotion of a healthy lifestyle is the main goal of physical education in many countries. However, very little is known about the relationship between different lifestyles and physical activity patterns among young people. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between lifestyle and physical activity among 12- and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Leisure Time, Physical Activity Level