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Predicting the STEM outcomes of academically qualified women : a longitudinal examination of Social Cognitive Career Theory, Jillian Woodford Wasson

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There is a well-documented gender disparity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, which has been the focus of research for several decades (i.e., Betz & Hackett, 1981; Ceci & Williams, 2009, 2010; Wang, Eccles, & Kenny, 2013). Questions as to why this is the case are not new; however, with the growing body of research, there seem to be more questions than answers. This study drew primarily from the vocational psychology literature, particularly Social Cognitive Career Theory, building on previous literature in this area by examining differences in career choices made over time by qualified women across different stages in the education-to-career pathway. The results of the present study indicate that among qualified women many of the SCCT personal and contextual variables are relevant to STEM career development. Moreover, findings from the present study support the hypothesis (Lent et al., 1994) that personal, environmental, and behavioral variables affect one another. An important aspect of the SCCT model is the acknowledgment that at any given point in time, certain variables will carry different weight (Lent et al., 1994). The current study provides further support for this and underscores the necessity of understanding and framing career development as a process, unfolding across several developmental stages. These findings, their generalizability, and implications for practice should be carefully considered in the context of several limitations that this sample was influenced by: limitations in reliability and selection of variables, lack of diversity within the sample, as well as the extraneous variables related to overall economic and political backdrop
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eng
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1 online resource (122 pages)
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  • "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
  • Advisor: Carolyn Barber
  • Vita
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Appendix
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Predicting the STEM outcomes of academically qualified women : a longitudinal examination of Social Cognitive Career Theory
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Predicting the STEM outcomes of academically qualified women
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a longitudinal examination of Social Cognitive Career Theory
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Jillian Woodford Wasson
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eng
Summary
There is a well-documented gender disparity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, which has been the focus of research for several decades (i.e., Betz & Hackett, 1981; Ceci & Williams, 2009, 2010; Wang, Eccles, & Kenny, 2013). Questions as to why this is the case are not new; however, with the growing body of research, there seem to be more questions than answers. This study drew primarily from the vocational psychology literature, particularly Social Cognitive Career Theory, building on previous literature in this area by examining differences in career choices made over time by qualified women across different stages in the education-to-career pathway. The results of the present study indicate that among qualified women many of the SCCT personal and contextual variables are relevant to STEM career development. Moreover, findings from the present study support the hypothesis (Lent et al., 1994) that personal, environmental, and behavioral variables affect one another. An important aspect of the SCCT model is the acknowledgment that at any given point in time, certain variables will carry different weight (Lent et al., 1994). The current study provides further support for this and underscores the necessity of understanding and framing career development as a process, unfolding across several developmental stages. These findings, their generalizability, and implications for practice should be carefully considered in the context of several limitations that this sample was influenced by: limitations in reliability and selection of variables, lack of diversity within the sample, as well as the extraneous variables related to overall economic and political backdrop
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Wasson, Jillian Woodford
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Ph.D.
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School of Education.
Dissertation year
2015.
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University of Missouri-Kansas City,
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non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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Barber, Carolyn E.
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  • Social cognitive theory
  • Women in science
  • Women in technology
  • Women in engineering
  • Women in mathematics
  • Career development
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Predicting the STEM outcomes of academically qualified women : a longitudinal examination of Social Cognitive Career Theory, Jillian Woodford Wasson
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Note
  • "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
  • Advisor: Carolyn Barber
  • Vita
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-121)
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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black and white
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Introduction -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix
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949057796
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unknown
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1 online resource (122 pages)
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one file format
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online
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illustrations.
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remote
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(OCoLC)949057796
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  • The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Predicting the STEM outcomes of academically qualified women : a longitudinal examination of Social Cognitive Career Theory, Jillian Woodford Wasson
Publication
Note
  • "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
  • Advisor: Carolyn Barber
  • Vita
Antecedent source
not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-121)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix
Control code
949057796
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (122 pages)
File format
one file format
Form of item
online
Level of compression
mixed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)949057796
System details
  • The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web

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