Student employment and parental influences on educational and occupational aspirations of Greek adolescents

Gouvias, Dionysios; Vitsilakis‐Soroniatis, C.

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“…Similar outcomes are also found in other gender differences studies, including Marini et al (1996) and Konrad et al (2000). In contrast, Jourard (1991) and Gouvias and Vitsilakis-Soroniatis (2005) observed no significant difference in expectations between genders. While these studies were conducted in Western and European countries, the two studies by Chia (1999Chia ( , 2003 of career drivers of students and junior auditors in an Asian context provided evidence of significant differences in some career drivers between genders.…”

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An international study of career drivers of accounting students in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong

Chia

Koh

Pragasam

2008

Journal of Education and Work

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This is a comparative study of the career drivers of accounting students in Singapore, Australia and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The study examines the motivational factors that steer accounting students into choosing accounting as a programme of study in their respective countries. Comparative analyses are performed to examine the importance of each career driver, taking into consideration gender and country/institutional variables. The results indicate significant differences between male and female students with respect to the importance of the following career drivers: search for meaning, security, material rewards and creativity. Significant differences are also found among countries/institutions and the importance of career drivers such as expertise, status, security, affiliation and creativity. The study concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for both the profession and academic educators as well as suggestions for future research.

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An international study of career drivers of accounting students in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong

Chia

Koh

Pragasam

2008

Journal of Education and Work

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“…The present study investigates student employment in two higher education institutions in the most disadvantaged-i.e., the North-Eastern-region of Hungary. As in other countries, regional analysis is important in Hungary, since regional variance in the dynamics of the labor market may influence job opportunities for students (Gouvias and Vitsilakis-Soroniatis 2005). While in the capital and in Western Hungary, employment opportunities abound, in the region surveyed, unemployment was high even among the working age population until the state intervened as a public employer.…”

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confidence: 99%

Combining and Balancing Work and Study on the Eastern Border of Europe

Pusztai

Kocsis

2019

Social Sciences

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There is a vast amount of research in many countries on what motivates full-time students to enter the labor market, and how this affects their future employment, but these phenomena are hardly ever examined from the perspective of university faculties or student job centers, i.e., the other two parties involved. The novelty of this research is that we took into account students’, faculty members’ and student job centers’ perspectives. This article reports on a study that investigated the social and organizational factors of student employment in Hungary. Fieldwork in 16 student job centers and a content analysis of 23 interviews with students and 7 interviews with faculty members were conducted. The qualitative data collected provides detailed information on how students find jobs and combine work with study. According to student perceptions, term-time work contributes to their employability. This study has also identified factors that might lead to an increased dropout rate. Furthermore, research results suggest that the conservative structure of higher education is incapable of reacting to new social challenges.

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“…Research that explores how young people learn about work tends to focus on educational and occupational aspirations (Gouvias and Vitsilakis-Soroniatis 2005), job value acquisition (Daehlen 2005) and education and training that emphasizes preparation for tertiary education or post-school occupations (Malley et al 2001). However, school education tends not to focus on more macro issues related to employment, such as rights and responsibilities in the labour market or the way in which gender impacts on employment.…”

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“…Yet the role of paid worker is one of the most important transitions from childhood/adolescence to adulthood. Moreover, a growing body of empirical work suggests that these choices are influenced by social and cultural media such as parents' occupational roles and attitudes, geographic contexts, peers and education (e.g., Furnham and Stacey 1991;Gouvias and Vitsilakis-Soroniatis 2005). This study explores the way in which adult paid work is portrayed in feature length films.…”

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‘We just make the pictures…?’ How work is portrayed in children’s feature length films

McDonald

2009

Culture and Organization

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This article explores how adult paid work is portrayed in 'family' feature length films. The study extends previous critical media literature which has overwhelmingly focused on depictions of gender and violence, exploring the visual content of films that is relevant to adult employment. Forty-two G/PG films were analyzed for relevant themes. Consistent with the exploratory nature of the research, themes emerged inductively from the films' content. Results reveal six major themes: males are more visible in adult work roles than women; the division of labour remains gendered; work and home are not mutually exclusive domains; organizational authority and power is wielded in punitive ways; there are avenues to better employment prospects; and status/money is paramount. The findings of the study reflect a range of subject matters related to occupational characteristics and work-related communication and interactions which are typically viewed by children in contemporary society.

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Student employment and parental influences on educational and occupational aspirations of Greek adolescents

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

An international study of career drivers of accounting students in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong

An international study of career drivers of accounting students in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong

Combining and Balancing Work and Study on the Eastern Border of Europe

‘We just make the pictures…?’ How work is portrayed in children’s feature length films

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