The Career Development of Rural Queensland Children

McMahon, Mary; Rixon, Kylie Maree

doi:10.1177/103841620701600207

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“…Teachers are mentioned as early as kindergarten, while peers are identified beginning in the 2nd grade (McMahon & Patton, 1997) and remain salient through the middle and high school years (McMahon et al, 2001;McMahon & Patton, 1997;McMahon & Rixon, 2007). Role models are also identified as being influential as early as 3rd grade (McMahon & Rixon, 2007;Phipps, 1995;Schuette et al 2012).…”

Section: Children's Perceptions Of Career Influencesmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…For instance, children in all age groups mentioned the need for money as impacting their career decisions (Bardick & Bernes, 2005;McMahon & Patton, 1997;McMahon & Rixon, 2007;Phipps, 1995). By the age of 12, four additional factors were mentioned.…”

Section: Children's Perceptions Of Career Influencesmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The influence of parents and family and the support offered by them can be seen throughout the school-aged years and appears to peak around age 12 (Bardick & Bernes, 2005;Helwig, 2004;Kentli, 2014;Lee, 2012;McMahon, Carroll, & Gillies, 2001;McMahon & Patton, 1997;McMahon & Rixon, 2007;Seligman, Weinstock, & Heflin, 1991;Trice et al, 1995). Teachers are mentioned as early as kindergarten, while peers are identified beginning in the 2nd grade (McMahon & Patton, 1997) and remain salient through the middle and high school years (McMahon et al, 2001;McMahon & Patton, 1997;McMahon & Rixon, 2007). Role models are also identified as being influential as early as 3rd grade (McMahon & Rixon, 2007;Phipps, 1995;Schuette et al 2012).…”

Section: Children's Perceptions Of Career Influencesmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Many schoolchildren at this age level mentioned issues concerning the employment market such as the relative ease or difficulty of finding and securing jobs (McMahon & Patton, 1997;McMahon & Rixon, 2007). They begin to voice concern over combining family and career, to mention the opportunities afforded by specific jobs as being influential in their career decisionmaking processes (McMahon & Patton, 1997), and to consider the geographic implications of particular kinds of work (McMahon & Rixon, 2007). By the end of middle school years (approximately age 14) the idea of finding personal meaning in one's work as well as the desire for challenging work arises (Bardick & Bernes, 2005).…”

Section: Children's Perceptions Of Career Influencesmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Perceived influences on the career choices of children and youth: an exploratory study

Howard

Flanagan

Castine

et al. 2015

Int J Educ Vocat Guidance

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Children's understanding of factors influencing their career choices was examined. Seventy-two children, in grades kindergarten, 4, and 8, responded to questions about their perceptions of career influences. Responses were coded to capture the nature of the influences identified, including the global versus specific and linear versus interacting nature of these influences. Further, influences were coded as existing proximal versus distal to the child. Results indicate that older children identified more career influences that were either specific or categorical and interacted in dynamic ways. No evidence was found for older children offering influences that existed at a systems level of organization.Résumé. Influences perçues sur les choix de carrière par les enfants et les jeunes: Une étude exploratoire. Nous avons investigué la compréhension des enfants quant aux facteurs influençant leurs choix de carrière. Septante-deux enfants issus des niveaux 1 er , 4 ème et 8 ème degrés scolaires ont répondu à des questions portant sur leurs perceptions des influences sur les parcours professionnels. Les réponses ont été codées dans le but d'extraire la nature des influences identifiées, y compris la nature globale versus spécifique, et linéaire versus interactive de ces influences. De plus, les influences ont été codées comme étant proximales versus distales vis-à-vis de l'enfant. Les résultats indiquent que les enfants plus âgés ont identifié davantage d'influences de carrière qui étaient soit spécifiques soit catégorielles et qui interagissaient de manière dynamique. Il n'a pas été démontré que les enfants plus âgés proposaient des influences existant à un niveau organisationnel des systèmes. Aucune preuve n'a été trouvée pour les enfants plus âgés proposant des influences qui existaient au niveau des systèmes des organisations.Zusammenfassung. Wahrgenommene Einflüsse auf Karriere/Laufbahnentscheidungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Eine explorative Studie. Wir untersuchten das Verständnis von Kindern im Bezug auf Einflussfaktoren bzgl. ihrer beruflichen Laufbahn. 72 Kinder aus dem Kindergarten und Klasse 4 und 8 haben Fragen zu ihrer Vorstellung von Laufbahneinflüssen beantwortet. Die Antworten wurden so kodiert, dass sie die natürlichen Einflüsse identifizieren, sowohl die globalen und die spezifischen, als auch die linearen versus die interaktionalen Einflüsse. Weiter wurden die Einflüsse in proximal und distal codiert. Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass ältere Kinder mehrere Laufbahneinflüsse identifizieren die entweder spezifisch oder kategorial sind und auf dynamische Weise miteinander interagieren. Es wurden keine Hinweise dafür gefunden, dass ältere Kinder Einflüsse anführen, die sich auf das Systemlevel der Organisation beziehen.Resumen. Influencias detectadas en la elección de carreras entre niñ os y jóve-nes: Un estudio exploratorio. Se examina la comprensión infantil sobre los factores que influyen en la elección de la carrera. 72 niños, de escuelas infantiles, grado 4 y 8, respondieron a preguntas acer...

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Section: Children's Perceptions Of Career Influencesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Children's Perceptions Of Career Influencesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Children's Perceptions Of Career Influencesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Children's Perceptions Of Career Influencesmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Perceived influences on the career choices of children and youth: an exploratory study

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Castine

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Int J Educ Vocat Guidance

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“…The major demographic measures of interest for this analysis were SES and school year (Year 4,6,8,10). Given differences within any SES category, and the findings of prior studies (Dalley-Trim 2012; Kilpatrick and Abbott-Chapman 2002;McMahon and Rixon 2007), we also considered gender and school location. Year level and gender were accessible from school enrolment records provided by the NSW Department of Education and Communities.…”

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Socioeconomic status and the career aspirations of Australian school students: Testing enduring assumptions

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Recent Australian government targets for higher education participation have produced a flurry of activity focused on raising the aspirations of students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. In this paper we test two key assumptions underpinning much of this activity: that students from low-SES backgrounds hold lower career aspirations; and that outreach activities appropriately target secondary school students, given that younger students' aspirations are relatively under-developed. Drawing on a sample of 3,504 students, we map the intersection of the career aspirations of students in Years 4, 6, 8, and 10 with SES and other demographic variables in order to contribute to the evidence base for academic, educational, and political work on access to higher education and the policies, practices, and outcomes that might ensue. Aspirations are assessed in terms of occupational certainty, occupational choice, occupational prestige, and occupational justification. We found fewer differences by year level and by SES than expected. Our analyses demonstrate both the complexity of students' career aspirations and some of the challenges associated with undertaking this kind of research, thus signalling the need for caution in the development of policy and interventions in this field.

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Can Career Teachers Support Parents in Helping Their Child in Career Development?

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2020

International Perspectives on Research in Educational and Career Guidance

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The Career Development of Rural Queensland Children

Cited by 15 publications

References 11 publications

Perceived influences on the career choices of children and youth: an exploratory study

Perceived influences on the career choices of children and youth: an exploratory study

Socioeconomic status and the career aspirations of Australian school students: Testing enduring assumptions

Can Career Teachers Support Parents in Helping Their Child in Career Development?

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