Correlates of Mexican American College Students' Perceptions of Career-Related Barriers.

Autor/in	Luzzo, Darrell Anthony
Titel	Correlates of Mexican American College Students' Perceptions of Career-Related Barriers.
Quelle	(1997), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Analysis of Variance; Career Choice; Career Education; College Students; Decision Making; Employment Opportunities; Employment Problems; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Higher Education; Hispanic American Students; Influences; Mexican Americans; Self Control; Self Efficacy; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitslehre; Collegestudent; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Beschäftigungssituation; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Selbstbeherrschung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This study examined Mexican American college students' perceptions of career-related barriers and the relationship between perceptions and the students' sense of control over and responsibility for career decision making. Mexican American students (57 men and 68 women) at a state-supported university in the Southwest completed a demographic questionnaire and two career assessments: the Career Beliefs Inventory and the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (CDMSE)--Short Form. No sex differences among the criterion variables were identified. No significant relationship was found between the number of past career-related barriers and CDMSE; however, a significant negative relationship was found between CDMSE and the number of future barriers perceived. The more future career-related barriers students perceived, the lower their CDMSE was likely to be. Study skills and financial problems were the two most cited past and future career-related barriers. Students who exhibited relatively high levels of control and responsibility regarding career decision making tended to perceive the fewest barriers to achieving their career goals. It was recommended that counselors help Mexican American students differentiate between real and perceived barriers and develop realistic perceptions related to occupational goals and career development. (Contains 38 references.) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC