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Direct linkLaila Mohebi; Solomon Arulraj David – SAGE Open, 2024
This study explores the determinants of career choices among Emirati students, engaging 550 students from selected universities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Employing a phenomenological approach, the research utilized a survey questionnaire to understand the impact of various factors such as parental influence, educational institutions,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Choice, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Lapan, Julia C.; Smith, Katie N. – Journal of Career Development, 2023
Despite computer science (CS) students' widespread participation in internships, few studies have examined how internship experiences impact career decision-making. Because women are severely underrepresented within CS, understanding how internship experiences impact career decision-making can provide critical insight into women's career…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Females, Internship Programs, Womens Education
Richards, K. Andrew R.; Gawrisch, Daniel P.; Shiver, Victoria N.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – European Physical Education Review, 2021
Physical education teacher education enrollment numbers are declining with limited empirical understanding. Recruitment into the physical education profession has been passive, although scholars have begun to advocate for an active approach. The present study utilized occupational socialization theory to understand why undergraduate kinesiology…
Descriptors: Student Recruitment, Undergraduate Students, Kinesiology, Physical Education
Lin, Chaihua; Deemer, Eric D. – Journal of Career Development, 2021
This study examines how the interplay between individual and contextual factors contributes to the academic and career outcomes of female science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students. Hypotheses regarding the indirect influence of stereotype threat on STEM career goals were assessed. Data were collected from 323 undergraduate…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Females, Occupational Aspiration
MacDonald, Fiona; Durdyev, Serdar – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2021
It is well documented that the construction industry is perceived as an environment dominated by males, and as a result the industry has difficulty attracting qualified female employees. This study examined the female students studying Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) majors at the Ara Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Females, Foreign Countries, Architecture
Download full textArslan, Ümüt – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
Addressing career decidedness can help university students to increase wellbeing, and hope can be a positive and significant factor for future success. This study aims to examine the model which hypothesized the mediating role of hope in the link between career decidedness and subjective wellbeing of Turkish university students. Data were…
Descriptors: Correlation, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Decision Making
Atkin, JoAnn L.; Bowie, Anthony Alland; Cowley, Scott; Eckert, James A.; Ferrin, Bruce G.; Harrison, Robert L.; Lancendorfer, Karen M.; Luqmani, Mushtaq; Luqmani, Zahida; Leingpibul, Thaweephan; Mumuni, Alhassan G.; O'Reilly, Kelley; Quraeshi, Zahir A.; Samples, Robert G.; Veeck, Ann; Xie, Hu; Zondag, Marcellis M. – Journal of Marketing Education, 2022
Many business colleges offer specialized marketing majors in addition to the general marketing major. Given the extra resources needed to maintain multiple majors, in a time when higher education budgets are being strained, a need exists to understand how students make choices among these majors and what students perceive to be the advantages of…
Descriptors: Marketing, Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Ribble, Jennifer M. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In order to remain competitive in the global economy, there has been a call to increase recruitment and retention in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers in the United States (National Science Board, 2014, 2016; President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2012). In addition to increasing the number of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Knowledge Level, STEM Education, Undergraduate Students
Henderson, Trevion S.; Shoemaker, Katie A.; Lattuca, Lisa R. – Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Background: Personal characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, and precollege experiences) are known to shape students' pathways to engineering, as well as persistence decisions in college. However, the role of psychological cost in postgraduation intentions has received less scholarly attention. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering, Career Choice, Emotional Response
Williams, Kate Elizabeth; Hutchings, Paul B.; Phelps, Ceri – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
With increasing evidence highlighting the link between psychological factors such as self-esteem, self-efficacy and optimism on employability outcomes, this paper reports an evaluation of a unique student experience initiative called 'Life Design' developed to support the professional and personal development of undergraduate students. First year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Employment Potential, Program Evaluation
Dagogo, Ibiye Tonye; Davidowitz, Bette; Taylor, Dale L. – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
This study examined final year undergraduate chemistry students' choice of study programme offered at a large research-intensive university in South Africa, applying Social Cognitive Career Theory as a theoretical framework. The sample consisted of 18 students of diverse ethnicity and gender from both the extended curriculum programme and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Majors (Students)
Otache, Innocent; Oluwade, Dorcas Omanyo; Idoko, Ele-Ojo Jeremiah – Education & Training, 2020
Purpose: Undergraduate students have two opposing employment intentions, viz. self-employment intentions and paid-employment intentions (SEIs and PEIs). While a plethora of studies have explored the links between entrepreneurship education (EE) and SEIs, it has been noted that previous studies have ignored the effects of PEIs on the relationship…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Technical Institutes, Undergraduate Students
Prince, Latrina Y.; Williams, Tremaine B.; Allen, Antino R.; McGehee, Robert E., Jr.; Thomas, Billy R. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) aims to increase diversity in research and health-related careers. The SURP provides underrepresented minority (URM) and disadvantaged students with research, mentoring, and networking experiences; real-life surgical observations; and simulated…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Summer Programs, Diversity
Hall, Deborah A.; Rangunathan, Tetisya; Tan, Yen Shen; Wong, Leonard Wui-Loong; Dass, Sarat C.; Low, Jasmine; Lee, Chia Ping; Namasivayam, Satesh Narayana; Choong, Sulynn; Al-Atabi, Mushtak – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
Predicting the necessary skills and competencies required by the students of today, for them to be ready for the future, has always been high on the priority list for students, educators, policy makers and business leaders. We know that change is the only constant, and in order for graduates to be ready for this uncertainty, it is essential for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Graduation, Leadership
Saeed Rokooei – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
Gender disparity is an enduring problem in engineering and construction (EC) areas. The main purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of female students in EC programs in the US toward factors impacting their situations and investigate barriers to their academic and professional paths. A quantitative research method was used to measure…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Engineering Education, Construction Industry, Building Trades
