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Direct linkAustin, Chandra Yvette – Career and Technical Education Research, 2010
This study examined the relationship between specific factors believed to influence career decision self-efficacy and math/science related goal intentions (proxy for engineering related goal intentions) among African American high school students. Minority students generally tend to be underrepresented in such careers, as indicated by the National…
Descriptors: African American Students, Socioeconomic Status, Self Efficacy, Science Interests
Peer reviewedVanLeuvan, Patricia – Journal of Educational Research, 2004
The author examined changes in the educational and career goals of 66 young women who completed surveys in Grades 7 and 12. Participants identified desirable versus undesirable aspects of mathematics- and science-based careers to better understand the characteristics that do or do not attract women from these fields. Over time, participants'…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Females, Careers, Science Interests
