| Title: | Lower secondary school experiences as predictors of career aspirations toward engineering, and production and processing occupations |
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| Authors: | ID Ploj Virtič, Mateja (Author)
ID Šorgo, Andrej (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Ploj_Virtic_Mateja_2022.pdf (2,22 MB)
MD5: 7394042F27648D6A2EB0A5A182FB0D20
 https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2022.2033169
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FNM - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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| Abstract: | The global demand for technically educated persons is greater than the supply. It is believed that interest and school experience can influence career choice. 624 Slovenian high school students participated in the survey. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factorial Analysis procedures were used to investigate the influence of school and out-of-school-related factors on career aspirations. Predictors of career aspirations in (a) engineering and (b) production and processing occupations in the models were: (1) students’ opinions on technical topics, (2) the content of school subject Technics and Technology; and (3) related classroom experiences. The results of the models showed that career aspirations were explained by out-of-school generated opinions on technical topics and not by school-related factors. Boys are more enthusiastic than girls in their career aspirations for technically oriented occupations. This calls for a fundamental revision of the school subject and the corresponding teaching. |
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| Keywords: | career aspirations, classroom experiences, SEM analysis, engineering, production and processing |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 03.05.2020 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 12.01.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 03.02.2022 |
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| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 833-850 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 47, no. 5 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-88616  |
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| UDC: | 37.018:373.5 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0304-3797 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 96417027 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/03043797.2022.2033169 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 20.09.2024 |
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| Views: | 139 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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