Educational and Vocational Aspirations of Minority and Female Students: A Longitudinal Study

This study examined the relative importance of school, family, personal/psychological, race, and sex variables in predicting educational and vocational aspirations. A nationally representative sample of 10th‐grade students was followed through 2 years beyond their high school. Results suggested that...

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Published in:Journal of counseling and development 2000-04, Vol.78 (2), p.186-194
Main Authors: Mau, Wei-Cheng, Bikos, Lynette Heim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Academic aspiration
Adolescent girls
Asian Americans
Aspirations
Black students
Careers
Counseling
Cultural Background
Cultural Differences
Demographic aspects
Educational Attainment
Educational Objectives
Ethnic minorities
Gender
Grade 10
High School Students
Higher education
Longitudinal studies
Minority & ethnic groups
Occupational Aspiration
Parents & parenting
Race
Racial Factors
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Self esteem
Sex Differences
Student aspirations
Student Educational Objectives
Teenagers
Variables
Vocational education
Vocational interests
Women
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Summary:This study examined the relative importance of school, family, personal/psychological, race, and sex variables in predicting educational and vocational aspirations. A nationally representative sample of 10th‐grade students was followed through 2 years beyond their high school. Results suggested that sex and race significantly predicted educational and vocational aspirations of students. The educational aspiration model was shown to be more robust than the occupational aspiration model. Overall, students showed increases in educational and occupational aspirations, regardless of sex and race. Compared with other groups, Asian Americans had the greatest increase in educational aspirations. Female students, on the average, had higher educational and vocational aspirations.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02577.x