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Polyanskaya, Ekaterina; Nikitina, Vlada; Abbasova, Aida – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2020
The article strives to analyze, systematize and consolidate the findings of empirical research into career orientations of Russian youth through the prism of E. Schein's anchor conception and on the basis of the various versions of his questionnaire. It was revealed that career orientations in adolescence are characterized by low differentiation,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Gender Differences, Personality Traits, Family Work Relationship
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Black, Jonathan P.; Turner, Malgorzata – Oxford Review of Education, 2016
Research shows that a lower proportion of women than men are in graduate level jobs, six months after leaving seven top UK universities. This paper presents new empirical evidence from a unique dataset on the significantly different attitudes and behaviours between Oxford men and women undergraduates that might explain why women are less likely to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Females, Disproportionate Representation
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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
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AL-Zou'bi, Dalal Mohamad – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
This study aimed at exploring perceptions of Jordanian graduating students for the factors that attract them in the work environment based on porter's theory in motivation. A Questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 807 graduating students at three universities. Means, Frequencies, Percentage, Variance analysis and chi-square test were used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis, College Graduates
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Mannix McNamara, Patricia; Moynihan, Sharon; Jourdan, Didier; Lynch, Raymond – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: National policy in Ireland states that all teachers are teachers of Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE). However national evaluations identify that all teachers do not subscribe to this view. This research aimed to examine the experiences and attitudes of undergraduate students towards teaching SPHE. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Undergraduate Students, Teacher Education Curriculum, Health Education
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Quinn, Frances; Lyons, Terry – Science Education International, 2011
Disproportionate representation of males and females in science courses and careers continues to be of concern. This article explores gender differences in Australian high school students' perceptions of school science and their intentions to study university science courses. Nearly 3800 15-year-old students responded to a range of 5-point Likert…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Student Attitudes, Job Security, Gender Differences