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Field name	Details
Nuova numerazione	78041
Collocazione	UPS BIBL CENTR SL-II-503
Autore	TELLHED, U.
Titolo	The role of ability beliefs and agentic vs. communal career goals in adolescents' first educational choice. What explains the degree of gender-balance? Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica	pp. 1-13
Nota generale	Estratto da: Journal of vocational behavior 2018, 104
Riassunto	To reduce the horizontal gender segregation in the labor market, we need to understand gender differences in career choice. The current study followed a large group of Swedish adolescents as they made their first educational choice, and tested for mediation of gender differences using measures of ability beliefs and career goals, which were collected shortly prior to the choice. Findings revealed strong gender differences in high-tech ability beliefs (e.g. computers), which combined with social ability beliefs (e.g. listening skills) and, to a lesser degree, communal career goals (e.g. helping) explained gender differences in educational choice. A new measure of career goal choice revealed that a majority of the adolescents prefer agentic (e.g. status) over communal goal fulfilment if made to choose, although this preference was stronger amongst the boys. Our results support social cognitive career theory, expectancy-value theory and the goal congruity perspective as they demonstrate how gender differences in educational choice can be understood in terms of differences in competence beliefs and career goals. Furthermore, the results suggest that one reason why gender balanced programs appeal to adolescents is their perceived ability to fulfill both agentic and communal career goals.
Tipo di documento	RICERCA.
Soggetto	ISTRUZIONE.
	ADOLESCENTI.
	STUDENTI.
	ORIENTAMENTO PROFESSIONALE.
	DISCRIMINAZIONE.
	MERCATO DEL LAVORO.
	IDENTITÀ DI GENERE.
	CREDENZE.
	CARRIERA PROFESSIONALE.
	SCELTE.
	ABILITÀ.
	SVEZIA.
Ambito	Sociologico
Ambito	Psicologico
Autore Secondario	BÄCKSTRÖM, M.
Autore Secondario	BJÖRKLUND, F.
Titolo correlato	Journal of vocational behavior 2018, 104
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The role of ability beliefs and agentic vs. communal career goals in adolescents' first educational choice. What explains the degree of gender-balance?