ERIC Number: EJ1341171
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 19
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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.
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Enrollment Rate, Postsecondary Education, First Generation College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Social Cognition, Career Choice, Environmental Influences, Self Efficacy, Academic Aspiration, Goal Orientation, Adolescents, Access to Education, High School Students, Grade 9
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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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