‘My family’s goals are also my goals’: the relationship between collectivism, distal utility value, and learning and career goals of international university students in Germany

The utility value of an academic task can affect university students’ learning behavior and career choices. For collectivistic-oriented students, learning and career goals also matter to their families. Following expectancy-value theory, we assumed that families’ achievement-related expectations wou...

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Published in:International journal for educational and vocational guidance 2021-07, Vol.21 (2), p.355-378
Main Authors: Mok, Sog Yee, Bakaç, Cafer, Froehlich, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career Choice
Careers
Collectivism
College Students
Correlation
Education
Expectation
Family Influence
Foreign Countries
Foreign Students
Goal Orientation
International and Comparative Education
Objectives
Professional and Vocational Education
Student Motivation
University students
Value Judgment
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Summary:The utility value of an academic task can affect university students’ learning behavior and career choices. For collectivistic-oriented students, learning and career goals also matter to their families. Following expectancy-value theory, we assumed that families’ achievement-related expectations would affect collectivistic-oriented students’ utility value. We conducted a survey study with 154 international university students in Germany. We found a significant mediation effect of students’ distal utility value of their university coursework on the relationship between students’ collectivism, learning goal orientation, and motivation to follow family-oriented distal career goals, respectively. Practical implications for career counselors and university teachers are discussed.
ISSN:0251-2513
1573-1782
DOI:10.1007/s10775-020-09447-y