Expectancy for Success in Traditional and Nontraditional Occupations Scale

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Brooks ◽  
Nancy E. Betz
Keyword(s):  
Nontraditional Occupations ◽  
Expectancy For Success

The effect of a "best possible self" intervention on expectancy for success

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Layous ◽  
S. Katherine Nelson ◽  
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Keyword(s):  
Expectancy For Success

"What do you want to do when you grow up?" Occupational aspirations of Taiwanese preschool children

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung-Chang Lee
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Occupational Aspirations ◽  
Nontraditional Occupations ◽  
School Students ◽  
Parental Identification ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Research Show

Occupational aspirations have mainly been investigated with teenagers, high school students, and adults. Following Gottfredson's (1981, 2002) theory of circumscription and compromise, in which it is proposed that occupational aspirations originate in the preschool years, in this study the occupational aspirations of 1,044 preschool children in Taiwan were explored. Children who attended 38 kindergartens and were between the ages of 5 and 6, expressed their preferences about and gender orientations towards occupations and careers. In general, the occupations Taiwanese children said they most desired to pursue were teaching, being police officers, and working as doctors. Most children can recognize the occupations of their parents at this stage, and the results in this research show that children still identify strongly with their parents' stereotypical occupations. More boys than girls showed a preference for masculine-dominated occupations. More girls than boys showed a preference for nontraditional occupations. Factors that influence occupational aspirations were found to be parental identification and identifying with the role of teachers.

Role of Self-Concept of Academic Attainment in Achievement-Related Behaviors

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Midkiff ◽  
Joy Patricia Burke ◽  
Jeanne P. Hunt ◽  
Geraldine Cain Ellison
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Academic Attainment ◽  
Performance Outcome ◽  
Academic Task ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Expectancy For Success

Researchers have reported that self-concept serves both as an antecedent and consequence of behavior. Given self-concept's role in achievement-related behavior, we sought clarification of factors influencing children's self-concepts of academic attainment. We examined proposed linkages among self-concept of academic attainment, academic achievement, expectancy for success, and performance outcome within a causal model using path analysis. Subjects were 208 eighth-grade students. Initial self-concept of academic attainment and initial expectancy for success were measured. Students then were given an academic task followed by performance feedback. We subsequently measured postperformance expectancy for success and postperformance self-concept of academic attainment. Students' postperformance self-concepts of academic attainment were influenced primarily by their initial self-concepts of academic attainment and, to a lesser extent, by their academic achievement and performance on an academic task.

scholarly journals Understanding the Challenges of Women in Non-Traditional Occupations

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Govinda Kumar Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Nontraditional Occupations ◽  
Household Chores ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Light Vehicle

This qualitative case study research was conducted to understand the perception of women in non-traditional occupations in Nepalese context. Seven participants from four nontraditional occupations, namely electrical, motorcycle mechanics (automobile), light vehicle driving and mechanical lathe operator were selected from Kathmandu valley. The data were collected using interview and focus group discussion.The findings revealed that involvement of Nepalese women in non-traditional occupations are very nominal. It is due to the conventional thinking towards women that they should do only the household chores. Non-traditional occupations for Nepalese women have not been women-friendly, however, they may if they do not feel inferior to male and avoid hesitation to work in these professions. The biggest challenge for women in these professions is the societal disbelief on the women’s work. They are behaved with suspicion by people and the society. Leg pulling and backbiting nature of people towards women in this profession are also the serious problems for them.  Nevertheless, the female participants have got support from their family and organizations. Moreover, they have played significant roles from beginning to date to inspire them to continue their work.

Preference for Skill or Chance Tasks and I-E Scores

1966 ◽  
Vol 19 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1279-1281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores Gold
Keyword(s):  
Expectancy For Success

An attempt was made to predict choice between a skill and a chance task on the basis of scores on the I-E Scale. 99 students scoring in the extremes of the range of scores were Ss under two choice conditions. Expectancy for success was the same in both the chance and the skill tasks, 0.1 for the first condition and 0.5 for the second condition. There was no relationship between I-E scores and choice of task under either condition.

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