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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Career Interest"”.
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Fostering Computer Science Career Interest in Fifth-Grade Students
… experiences should be implemented to promote interest in the field. This research aims to observe the impact of a design-based computer science treatment on 5th-grade students' interest in computer science careers. The treatment consisted of nine one-hour lessons in which the researcher …
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Career interest testing, psychological congruence and the undecided student: a follow-up
… between students who participated in the Career Interest Testing Groups at the Virginia Tech University Counseling Center and undecided students in general. Holland's Theory of Congruence was tested by examining the student's SCII and MBTI test results and doing a follow-up regarding …
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Translating interests into images: a pictorial approach to career interest assessment in middle childhood
… the absence of empirically validated vocational interest measures for children by developing and evaluating the Pictorial Interest Profiler (PIP), a RIASEC-based assessment for grades 3-5. Study 1 established a four-phase methodology for translating written interest items into developmentally …
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Applying Curriculum Treatments to Improve STEM Attitudes and Promote STEM Career Interest in Fifth Graders
… increase student awareness of a variety of STEM careers early on (Tai et al., 2006). Career decisions are being made by students as early as middle school (Tai et al., 2006); and very little if any STEM career exploration is occurring before high school. This lack of early exposure to STEM career …
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Development, implementation, and a study of an introduction to rocketry course on student efficacy and career interest for expanding the pipeline and enhancing education of students pursuing in space
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms
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The Effects of a Career Education Program on the Career Choices of Fifth-grade Students.
The career development of students, demonstrated by students' career interest, is important for a more effective career education program. This study focused on the career choices of fifth grade students through the use of a career interest inventory before and after the use of a career education …
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Growth mindset matters : an explanatory sequential study on the underrepresented minority student experience in a community college introductory science classroom.
… with students' attitudes toward STEM, student career interest in STEM, and student growth mindset. The quantitative phase measured STEM interest using the STEM Semantics Survey, STEM career interest with the STEM Career Interest Survey (CIS), and the growth mindset belief utilizing Dweck's …
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Information Technology Career Decision Making: Validating Models of Self-Authorship in Middle and High School Students Enrolled in Upward Bound and Talent Search Programs in Rural Appalachia
… students have limited access to academic and career resources. The Upward Bound and Talent Search programs respond to the academic and career needs of disadvantaged students and aim to educate students about high skills jobs but little is known about interest in IT careers among middle and …
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Investigation of emotional intelligence and computer self-efficacy on the cybersecurity interest of high school students
<p>There is a lack of interest in young students in pursuing a career in cybersecurity. Defining potential traits that could identify an interested student could help fill the national shortage of cybersecurity professionals. This study examines the relationship between computer self-efficacy, …
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The Role of Sibling Configuration in Identity and Career Development
… traits, self-concept and identity, and career choices are explored. This synthesis describes how sibling birth rank is affiliated with generalized personality traits and likelihood of siblings with these traits identifying with corresponding career interest-types associated with …
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Role models and racial identity for African American males at historically black and predominantly white colleges and universities
… Education, Family, Emotional Support, Shared Career Interest, and Proximity. A discussion of the results with research and applied implications are included.
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Career development workshop for athletes
The Career Development Workshop For Athletes was designed to aid in the comprehensive career development effort at Virginia Tech. The pilot research project involved 40 active freshman varsity football players enrolled during Fall and Winter quarters of the 1984-85 school year. The 40 students were …
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Evaluation of narrative interview as an assessment method
… assessment tasks: Differential Aptitude Tests, Career Interest Inventory and structured guidance interviews. This enabled an evaluation of traditional assessment techniques to allow a comparison of the open-ended narrative interview. For phase two 10 participants from phase one and 30 new …
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Reframing AgriCULTURAL Experiences, Narratives, and Careers for African American Youth: A Study of Community-based Programs Leaders' Motivations and Educational Space
… (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) career explorations and to understand why African Americans are missing from agriculture and STEM, a systematic literature review and empirical study were conducted. Literature covering the current and past African American perceptions of …
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Urban Agricultural Education: Exploring Good Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Youth Into the Agricultural Industry.
… largely excluded from agricultural education and careers. This study examines successful urban School-Based Agricultural Education (SBAE) programs that have effectively recruited, retained, and prepared underrepresented youth for agricultural professions. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior …
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An Examination of Circumscription and Compromise in Career Decision-Making Among College Students
… generated from Gottfredson's theory of career aspiration (1981, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 28, 545-597). Gottfredson suggested that individuals eliminate career choice based on sextype, prestige, and field of interest. The theory maintained that individuals would only explore …
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The Influence of In-School Time (IST) and Out-of-School Time (OST) Learning Experiences on Aviation Career Entry
… their associated learning experiences influence career entry.</p> <p>Utilizing a mixed methodology approach, this research retrospectively explored the self-reported effect of out-of-school time (OST) and in-school time (IST) STEM experiences on aviation career development. Through interviews, a …
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Factors That Influence Student-Athlete Academic Major Selection
… student-athlete identity, academic advising, and career exploration (Amran, 2013; Andrews, et al., 2017; Henrion, 2009; Kelly, 2009). There were no participants in this study and data collection was based on a content analysis of 20 peer-reviewed studies. Several themes were identified in relation …
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An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Racial Identity Developme
… between racial identity development and career thoughts for Black seniors at an urban high school. The available population was 557 Black senior students at a high school in Orange County, Florida. With respect to this population, socioeconomic status, influences on career interest, …
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