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Student's Local Top-Up Higher Education Choices
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Agbola, Frank W.; Cheng, Calvin – Studies in Continuing Education, 2017
Making decisions about education choices is challenging and difficult for students. Utilising the theory of reasoned action, we specify and estimate a conceptual framework that captures the cognitive process of decision making of students in choosing top-up higher degrees in Hong Kong. Top-up higher or bachelor's degrees are top-up undergraduate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Bachelors Degrees, Undergraduate Students
Registered Dietitians in School Nutrition Leadership: Motivational Aspects of Job Selection and Job Satisfaction
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Dodson, Linette J.; Arendt, Susan W. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2014
Purpose/Objectives: This study examined motivational aspects related to selecting school nutrition leadership as a career by registered dietitians (RDs). Motivational aspects were defined as valued characteristics which influence individuals' desires for specific work environments. Aspects of job satisfaction were also explored. Methods: An online…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Dietetics, Questionnaires, Food Service
Attitudes and Influences toward Choosing a Business Major: The Case of Information Systems
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Downey, James P.; McGaughey, Ronnie; Roach, David – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2011
Declining enrollment in MIS Departments in Colleges of Business has been the norm for many if not most universities since the dot.com bust of 2000. This has serious repercussions for the departments involved, students, and the companies that hire MIS graduates. In order to reverse this trend, an understanding of the important factors which…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Management Information Systems, Declining Enrollment, Job Security
Why Don't More Students Major in IS?
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Kuechler, William L.; McLeod, Alexander; Simkin, Mark G. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2009
The large increases in the number of information systems (IS) majors about 10 years ago have been matched by equally large decreases in IS enrollments over the last few years. This article addresses the question of why students choose any major in general, and why students no longer choose to become an IS major in particular. We used a validated…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Students, Information Systems, Information Technology
Relative Influence of Sex Composition on Job Desirability.
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Kluth, Linda J.; Muchinsky, Paul M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1984
Studied the influence of job sex composition in relation to security, suitability of type of work, and company recognition in college students (N=95). Results indicated that sex composition exerted the least influence on job desirability while security and suitability of type of work exerted the greatest influence. (LLL)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Employment Patterns, Higher Education
The World of Work of a TAFE Institute Manager.
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Rice, Ann – 2001
The experiences of 9 of 13 institute managers at 1 technical and further education (TAFE) institute in New South Wales, Australia, were examined to enhance understanding of the experiences of institute managers in open-ended interviews. The interview questions focused on the following aspects of the job of institute manager: main reasons for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics