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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
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Ali, Saba Rasheed; Saunders, Jodi L. – Career Development Quarterly, 2006
An examination of social cognitive career theory (SCCT; R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, & G. Hackett, 1994, 2000) factors contributing to the college expectations of high school students (N = 87) in rural Appalachia was conducted. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed support for the role of SCCT variables in predicting expectations to…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Rural Schools, Social Theories, Social Cognition