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ERIC Number: EJ1341171
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0894-8453
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Understanding Postsecondary Education Enrollment of First-Generation Students from a Social Cognitive Perspective
Xing, Xue; Rojewski, Jay W.
Journal of Career Development, v49 n3 p519-537 Jun 2022
Data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 were used to describe and compare postsecondary education enrollment patterns of first- and continuing-generation students. Social cognitive career theory was used to explain the processes of educational and career pursuit and attainment, as well as personal, behavioral, and contextual/environmental factors influencing these processes. Postsecondary educational self-efficacy (i.e., a belief or confidence in future educational success) had a significant positive influence on establishing higher postsecondary educational goals for all adolescents. Postsecondary educational self-efficacy and goals, together, also had a substantial positive influence on postsecondary enrollment patterns of both groups. Self-efficacy exerted a stronger total effect for first-generation students. Contextual supports and barriers directly influenced students' goals but played different roles depending on generational status.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
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