Perceived influences on high school students' current career expectations

Authors
Paa, HK McWhirter, EH
Citation
Hk. Paa et Eh. Mcwhirter, Perceived influences on high school students' current career expectations, CAREER DEV, 49(1), 2000, pp. 29-44
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY
ISSN journal
08894019 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
29 - 44
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-4019(200009)49:1<29:PIOHSS>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The authors present descriptive data on 464 high school students' perceptio ns of various factors that might influence their current career expectation s. Results suggest that high school adolescents are aware of a variety of i nternal and external influences on their current career expectations. Girls endorsed more types of influence for mothers, female friends, and female t eachers than did boys.