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Peer reviewedOwuamanam, Donatus O. – Adolescence, 1983
Studied the relationship between academic motivation and occupational aspiration in 560 Nigerian secondary school students. Data from the Academic Motivation Questionnaire and the Employment Aspiration Questionnaire suggested that academic motivation and occupational aspiration seemed to complement each other. Both motivation and aspiration were…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Achievement Need, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Peer reviewedYogev, Abraham; Schrift, Ruth – Adolescence, 1983
Used path analysis to study the educational aspirations of secondary school students in Costa Rica (N=346) and a second combined sample of students and dropouts (N=202). Results showed that preference for the Educational Mobility Channel mainly affects academic aspirations for males. Females' aspirations appear related to sex role socialization.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Path Analysis
Peer reviewedAlzubaidi, Abdulgawi; Upton, Graham; Baluch, Bahman – Adolescence, 1998
Examines the concerns of adolescents 13 to 17 years old (N=150) in the Republic of Yemen. Results indicate that the major concerns reported were related to vocational and educational future, recreational activities, religious matters, and school curriculum and teaching methods. Also discusses gender differences. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Curriculum
