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Abe, Ethel; Chikoko, Vitallis; Lubinga, Stella N. – Perspectives in Education, 2021
The Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), one of the highly researched career theories, suggested that outcomes expectance and self-efficacy are crucial factors in the career selection process. The result of career outcomes expectancy (COE) and career decision-making self-efficacy (CDSE) may be pivotal in an individual's shunning or being more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education, Decision Making
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Abe, Ethel Ndidiamaka; Chikoko, Vitallis – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Background: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educators and stakeholders in South Africa are interested in the ways STEM students make their career decisions because of the shortages in these critical skills. Although various factors including family, teachers, peers, and career interest have been reported as determinants of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, STEM Education, Majors (Students)
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Muller, H.; Gumbo, M. T.; Tholo, J. A. T.; Sedupane, S. M. – Africa Education Review, 2014
This article argues the case that the decline in the numbers of school leavers entering science, technology, engineering and mathematics study courses worldwide and in South Africa in particular, is linked to negative attitudes towards Technology. The issue is regarded as critical since a negative trend in new entrants into the technology sector…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Technological Literacy