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Ali, Saba Rasheed; McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; Chronister, Krista M. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2005
Relationships between contextual support, perceived educational barriers, and vocational/educational self-efficacy and outcome expectations were examined for a group of 114 ninth graders from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Results of this exploratory pilot study indicated that sibling and peer support accounted for a significant amount of…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Self Efficacy, Socioeconomic Status, Social Theories
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Ali, Saba Rasheed; McWhirter, Ellen Hawley – Journal of Career Development, 2006
This study investigates the relationship between postsecondary aspirations and vocational/educational self-efficacy beliefs, outcome expectations, perceived educational barriers, and sources of support among a sample of rural Appalachian high school students. Using Social Cognitive Career Theory as the theoretical framework, vocational/educational…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, High School Students, Self Efficacy, Academic Aspiration