2008
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.4.433
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Influence of Family and Environment on Students' Occupational Choices and Expectations of Their Prospective Universities

Abstract: This study was focused mainly on students' expectations of their prospective universities, and the question of whether or not family background or social status affect their career decisions was investigated. The sample consisted of 2,459 students in their final year at high school from 17 different provinces and 182 high schools all around Turkey. Results show that parents and environment had a great influence on students' occupational preferences. It was also found that students' expectations of universities… Show more

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“…If a man studies in a department of social sciences, his future job will be less likely to bring enough power, prestige, autonomy, earnings and other important attributes relevant to masculine roles and stereotypes (Konrad et al 2000). Thus, the preferences of social sciences might be percieved as decreasing the ability to generate enough income for a future family's needs since earlier study in Turkey (Özdemir and Hacıfazlıoğlu 2008) indicated that departmental choices of many high school students are relevant to providing good employment opportunities after graduation.…”
Section: Prediction Of Attitudes Toward Men In Social Sciencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…If a man studies in a department of social sciences, his future job will be less likely to bring enough power, prestige, autonomy, earnings and other important attributes relevant to masculine roles and stereotypes (Konrad et al 2000). Thus, the preferences of social sciences might be percieved as decreasing the ability to generate enough income for a future family's needs since earlier study in Turkey (Özdemir and Hacıfazlıoğlu 2008) indicated that departmental choices of many high school students are relevant to providing good employment opportunities after graduation.…”
Section: Prediction Of Attitudes Toward Men In Social Sciencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, the future job that can be provided after graduating from many natural sciences and engeering departments are more prestigious and provide more salary. Therefore, many students who percieve that they are able to do mathematics and natural sciences prefer natural sicences and engineering departments since one of the most important reasons of going to university for the students is to provide good employment opportunities after graduation (Özdemir and Hacıfazlıoğlu 2008).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is no single published, definitive list of influential factors in terms of choosing a university, nor would these factors influence every student if researchers were able to identify and map them—different types of students by age, gender, programme choice, lifestyle, etc., are influenced in different ways by these factors. Analysis of prior research reveals that a great many authors choose to focus on demographic factors and their studies are based on differences between categories of students by sex (Becker, ; Yingui, ), racial group (Reay et al ., ; Thomas, ; Cho et al ., ; Yingui, ), socio‐economic status (Macdonald & Stratta, ; Reay et al ., ; Callender & Jackson, ; Cho et al ., ; Chowdry et al ., ), age (Harker et al ., ; González‐Arnal & Kilkey, ) and family income (Oosterbeek et al ., ; Strayer, ; Ozdemir & Hacifazlioglu, ; Boudarbat & Montmarquette, ). Articles also explore factors associated with academic issues including prior qualifications (Leslie, ; Pasternak, ; Callender & Jackson, ) and parental education (Boudarbat & Montmarquette, ; Yingui, ).…”
Section: Review Of Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Parents with high educational background are likely to encourage some of their children to obtain a university education. Parents' educational background has been identified as an important determinant of students' occupational and educational preferences (Ozdemir & Hacifazlioglu, 2008). Note.…”
Section: Socioeconomic Characteristics Of Respondentsmentioning
confidence: 99%