Career Expectations and Aspirations of Adolescents.

McNulty, William B.; Borgen, William A.

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ERIC Number: EJ388284

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Publication Date: 1988

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Career Expectations and Aspirations of Adolescents.

McNulty, William B.; Borgen, William A.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v33 n2 p217-24 Oct 1988

Explored agreement in occupational field between adolescents' career aspirations and expectations and influence of gender, grade in school, and locus of control on amount of agreement. Results from 500 secondary school students revealed little agreement in occupational field between career aspiration and expectation, and also indicated no grade, gender, or locus of control influence. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Congruence (Psychology), Expectation, Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Occupational Aspiration, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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