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Gender and Educational and Occupational Choices: International Perspectives
Sat, April 5, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Convention Center, Floor: 200 Level, 204ASession Type: Symposium
Abstract
This session brings together international empirical results from Finland, the USA and Australia, concerning individual and contextual antecedents of students’ gendered educational and occupational choice intentions. Referring to the Eccles et al. expectancy-value theoretical framework, the presented quantitative studies examine socio-motivational and contextual processes that shape students’ choices within their secondary and university studies; studies include multi-informant or multilevel designs, and three of the four studies presented analyse longitudinal data. Taken together, complementary studies provide developmental insights into gendered choice processes and influences which lead to different kinds of educational and occupational choice outcomes for adolescents and young adults.
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The Role of Academic Performance, Self-Concept of Ability, and Gender in Adolescents’ Educational Plans in Finland - Jaana Viljaranta, University of Jyväskylä; Eija Räikkönen, University of Jyväskylä; Kaisa Aunola, University of Jyväskylä; Jari-Erik Nurmi
Gender Differences in the Prioritization of Occupational Values Among American Young Adults - Erica Weisgram, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point; Amy Roberson Hayes, The University of Texas - Austin
Student-Perceived Mathematics Teacher Beliefs, Math Classroom Learning Environments and Gendered Math Career Intentions - Rebecca Christine Lazarides, Technische Universität Berlin; Helen M.G. Watt, Monash University
Gender and STEM in High School: The Role of Mathematics Values, Interest, and Test Scores in STEM Career Preferences - Janet S. Hyde, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Helen M.G. Watt, Monash University; Jennifer Lee Petersen, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater; Zoe A. Morris, Monash University; Judith Harackiewicz, University of Wisconsin