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Kim, Kyung-Nyun; Oh, Se-Hee – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2013
Previous studies have provided mixed results for the effects of social constraints on career maturity. However, there has been growing interest in these effects from the time perspective. Few studies have examined the effects of social constraints on the time perspective which in turn influences career maturity. This study examines the mediating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Maturity, Social Influences, Socioeconomic Status
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Marx, Adam A.; Simonsen, Jon C.; Kitchel, Tracy – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) and components of the secondary agricultural education program. Additionally, the authors sought to describe secondary students' CDSE and career decision influences. This study's design was descriptive and relational and incorporated high…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Decision Making
Reyes, Urlette – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an experiential program on the occupational identity, access, and career maturity of Black and Latino students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Data shows these students to be underrepresented in STEM fields. Student interest and access are noted in the literature to be amongst the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Magnet Schools, Work Experience Programs, Vocational Maturity
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Patton, Wendy; Creed, Peter – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2007
Adolescents across the five years of high school (169 females and 164 males) completed a survey that identified occupational status aspirations and expectations coded into six types-- realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, or conventional--according to the RIASEC model (Holland, 1997). As the focus of the study was to explore…
Descriptors: Vocational Maturity, Occupational Aspiration, Adolescents, Career Development
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Rojewski, Jay W.; And Others – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Examination of the impact of gender and academic-risk behavior on the career maturity and competence of 110 rural youth revealed that females were more involved and independent in their career development and that high-risk students were less able to solve career-related problems. Addresses implications for rural career education and vocational…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Competence
Bright, Tony Dale – 2002
The impact of learning disabilities (LD) on behavioral work styles was examined by studying 32 African American high school students (with and without disabilities) enrolled in a career and technical education skills center. Also examined were the relationships between behavioral work styles and these two dependent variables: (1) student's…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior, Black Students, Career Development