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Direct linkDias, Diana – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
Towards the end of their secondary education, students face significant pressures in their decision about their career plan. These pressures are internal and external, personal and social, individual and from the reference group. This paper aims at understanding the reasons driving engineering students' choices, their perceived needs and…
Descriptors: Reference Groups, Social Status, Education Work Relationship, Engineering
Peer reviewedLi, Xiaodong – Chinese University Education Journal, 1997
Reviews research findings on academic self-concept, including the multidimensional character of academic self-concept, the role of frame of reference in academic self-concept formation, and the relationship between academic achievement and academic self-concept. Explores implications of this research for educational practice and suggests areas for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Reference Groups
Peer reviewedSchwarzer, Ralf; Schwarzer, Christine – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
An anxiety scale was administered to fifth- and eighth-grade students in West Germany immediately after and three years after placement in a high, low, or middle school track based on achievement. Findings from this investigation are related to reference group theory. (Authors/CJ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Age Differences, Anxiety
