An examination of selected factors influencing the career decisions of Aboriginal university students

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dc.contributor.authorGrygo, Marta
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorMazurek, Kas
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-17T14:49:15Z
dc.date.available2007-05-17T14:49:15Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionviii, 63 leaves ; 29 cm.en
dc.description.abstractThis study documents and analyses Aboriginal post-secondary students' perceptions of selected influences on their career development and planning. Six areas are examined: 1) parental influence; 2) teacher influence; 3) peer influence; 4) ethnic and gender expectations; 5) academic self-efficacy; and 6) the role of negative social events. A questionnaire based on the Career Interest Inventory (Fisher & Stafford, 1999) was administered to 150 undergraduate students. Three factors were significant for this population: 1) positive influence in the form of support from parents, teachers, peers, and students' academic experiences and self-efficacy; 2) negative social events in the context of having friends in trouble with the law, addictions, teen pregnancy, indifference to schooling, dropping out of high school, and deaths of friends; and 3) ethnic and gender expectations emanating from parents and teachers. Based on these findings, directions for further research, and implications for counselors and educators, are outlined.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/261
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2006en
dc.publisher.facultyEducation
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)en
dc.subjectCareer developmenten
dc.subjectVocational guidanceen
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples -- Vocational guidanceen
dc.subjectIndigenous college students -- Vocational guidanceen
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.titleAn examination of selected factors influencing the career decisions of Aboriginal university studentsen
dc.typeThesisen
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