Structural and socialization attributes of adolescent educational and career aspirations

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Main Author:	Fedirko, Tracy Lee
Language:	English
Published:	Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK 1994
Subjects:	Socialization attributes/educational aspirations
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1061577209

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case10615772092021-08-03T05:31:41Z Structural and socialization attributes of adolescent educational and career aspirations Fedirko, Tracy Lee Socialization attributes/educational aspirations The purpose of this study is to examine the structural, socialization, and attitudinal/behavioral attributes associated with occupational and educational aspirations of adolescents. Through a survey at six area middle schools and high schools in suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, I compare aspirations of students in the 8th and 12th grade with respect to differences based on age, sex, race, and household type. These demographic variables plus hypothesized predictors based on structural, socializational, and attitudinal/behavioral variables, are used in two simultaneous regression models to examine their hypothesized direct and interaction effects on the educational and occupational aspirations of teenagers in this sample. Research on socialization of children covers a broad array of factors associated with children's values. With the growth of a post-industrial society, the value orientations of America's youth may be increasingly influenced by sources from outside the family – such as multi-media and tele-communications. Preliminary descriptive findings support the declining significance of gender as a determining factor in aspirations of youths in this sample. It also is found that educational and occupational aspirations do not differ based on age cohort or household type. Race interacts with father's education level for nonwhite students. This has a positive influence on educational aspirations for nonwhite students. Results of regression equations predicting educational and occupational aspirations of young persons, find several structural and attitudinal factors to be associated with higher educational or occupational aspirations. For educational aspirations, the determining factors include: mother's education, orientations toward hard work, and amount of TV viewing on school nights. For occupational aspirations, the significant paths include: mother's occupation, intrinsic and extrinsic work motivations, perceived occupational ability, and educational aspirations. Additionally, when using a sub-sample of youths and parents, it is found that parental expectations of youths has a strong, positive influence on educational and occupational aspirations of the students. Implications for further research utilizing socialization variables in research on values of young persons are discussed 1994 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1061577209 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1061577209 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Structural and socialization attributes of adolescent educational and career aspirations

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