Educational Choice in Secondary School in Flanders: The Relative Impact of Occupational Interests on Option Choice

Autor/inn/en	Pinxten, Maarten; De Fraine, Bieke; Van Den Noortgate, Wim; Van Damme, Jan; Anumendem, Dickson
Titel	Educational Choice in Secondary School in Flanders: The Relative Impact of Occupational Interests on Option Choice
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 18 (2012) 6, S.541-569 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1380-3611
DOI	10.1080/13803611.2012.702991
Schlagwörter	Secondary Education; School Choice; Grade 9; Grade 8; Grade 11; Grade 10; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Self Concept; Academic Achievement; Academic Ability; Occupational Aspiration; Student Interests; Mathematics Achievement; Predictor Variables; Sciences; Language Arts; Humanities; Career Development; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarbereich; Choice of school; Schulwahl; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Selbstkonzept; Schulleistung; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Studieninteresse; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Prädiktor; Science; Wissenschaft; Sprachkultur; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Berufsentwicklung; Belgien
Abstract	The present study aims at unravelling the myriad of student-level (i.e., gender, socioeconomic status [SES], academic self-concept, achievement, ability, and occupational interests) and school-level (i.e., gender composition, maths composition, and SES composition) determinants of option choice in the academic track of secondary school in Flanders. We focused on 2 decisional thresholds in Flemish secondary education, namely, the transition from Grade 8 to Grade 9 (N = 2518) and from Grade 10 to Grade 11 (N = 2871). Data were analyzed through multinomial multilevel analysis. Our results strongly confirm Lent's (2005) jigsaw puzzle metaphor in that different factors go into a complex and dynamic interplay. Especially in the first grades, prior achievement is a major predictor of option choice in secondary education, whereas in the last years occupational interests become increasingly important. From a gender perspective, boys rather choose math/sciences-oriented options than girls. Option choice is mainly determined by student-level rather than school-level predictors. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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