A Quantitative Assessment of Culture and Career Decision-Making Confidence Levels of High School Seniors in a School-to-Work Program Using the Career Decision Scale.

Autor/inn/en	Fawcett, Mary; Maycock, George
Titel	A Quantitative Assessment of Culture and Career Decision-Making Confidence Levels of High School Seniors in a School-to-Work Program Using the Career Decision Scale.
Quelle	(2001), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	American Indians; Asian American Students; Black Students; Career Choice; Career Guidance; High School Seniors; High Schools; Hispanic American Students; Program Evaluation; Racial Differences; Student Surveys; Urban Schools; Vocational Education; Work Experience Programs; Career Decision Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Berufsorientierung; High school; Oberschule; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Rassenunterschied; Schülerbefragung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	This paper describes a comparative study to measure differences in the levels of career indecision for high school seniors (N=113) who are African American, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, White, or mixed race, and are involved in activities in a School-to-Work (STW) program of an urban high school. A demographic survey and the Career Decision Scale (CDS) were administered to the sample to measure the effectiveness of program participation on career decisiveness levels. Analysis determined no differences in career decisiveness based on racial identity between African American and White students, and showed a positive relationship between students who were active in STW programs and their level of career decision-making confidence. A discussion is included on the implications of using the CDS in developing STW programs. (Contains 2 tables and 29 references.) (JDM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC