The Development of Occupational Aspirations and Expectations among Inner-City Boys

Cook, Thomas D.; Church, Mary B.; Ajanaku, Subira; Shadish, William R.; Kim, Jeong Ran; Cohen, Robert S.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01918.x

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“…However, another study showed that inner-city boys report aspiring to (and expecting) fewer white-collar or prestigious occupations than those from more affluent suburban areas (Cook et al, 1996). This suggests that adolescents of a low SES may aspire to improvement but their aspirations are relatively not as high as their more advantaged peers.…”

Section: Socioeconomic Status (Ses)mentioning

confidence: 90%

“…However, goal pursuit may be thwarted by beliefs of low ability, control and environmental responsiveness. One of the difficulties of research in this area is that SES is often confounded by the ethnic composition of the sample (e.g., Cook et al, 1996). In future research it would be interesting to determine the unique contribution of each of these two influential factors to goal endorsement and goal pursuit.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Massey

Gebhardt

Garnefski

2008

Developmental Review

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a b s t r a c tThe aim of this article is to provide an overview and discussion of the literature from various areas of psychology on adolescent goal content and pursuit since the publication of Nurmi's review in 1991. Ninety-four studies were identified which incorporated a measure of adolescent goal content/processes. We explore and discuss the theories employed in these studies, methods of goal measurement, and the findings presented in the studies. Adolescent goal content and pursuit appear to be influenced by various sociodemographic and psychological factors. In turn, goal content, goal pursuit and (un)successful goal attainment are related to adolescent behavior, health and well-being. Limitations and suggestions for further research are discussed.

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Section: Socioeconomic Status (Ses)mentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Massey

Gebhardt

Garnefski

2008

Developmental Review

213

219

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“…However, the little research that is available suggests that involvement of fathers in the lives of at-risk children is associated with better educational and behavioral child outcomes (Cook, Church, Ajanaku, Shadish, Kim, & Cohen, 1996;Furstenberg & Harris, 1993).…”

Section: Parent Promotion Of Child Developmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

Early Head Start MAP: Manualized Assessment of Progress

Dickstein

Seifer

Eguia

et al. 2002

Infant Mental Health Journal

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We present the Early Head Start MAP (Manualized Assessment of Progress) system, a newly developed program evaluation protocol for Early Head Start (EHS). Briefly, EHS is a prevention program for low-income families with infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. The EHS MAP protocol was designed to be incorporated into the fabric of the EHS program, utilized by all EHS staff members with input from EHS families. As such, it serves to document ongoing progress of children and families while enrolled in the program, as well as the fidelity of services provided. Preliminary empirical results are presented to exemplify the nature of efficacy and fidelity data that can be obtained with this EHS MAP system. Implications of conducting program evaluation are discussed as related to Early Head Start service delivery.RESUMEN: En este estudio se presenta el sistema MAP (Evaluación manualizada del progreso) de "Early Head Start," un protocolo para la evaluación de programas recientemente desarrollado para "Early Head Start." En breve, EHS es un programa de prevención para familias de bajos recursos económicos con infantes, niños que empiezan a dar pinitos, y mujeres embarazadas. El protocolo MAP fue diseñado para ser incorporado dentro de la estructura del programa EHS, utilizado por todo el personal de EHS con sugerencias de las familias de EHS. Como tal, el protocolo sirve para documentar el constante progreso de los niños y familias que participan en el programa, así como también la fidelidad de los servicios que se prestan. Los preliminares resultados empíricos son presentados para ejemplificar la naturaleza de la eficaz y fiel información que se puede obtener con este sistema MAP. Las implicaciones de llevar a cabo una evaluación del programa se discuten tal como se relacionan con el servicio de prestaciones de "Early Head Start." des petits enfants, et pour les femmes enceintes. Le protocole EHS MAP a été conçu pour être incorporé dans le tissu du programme EHS, utilisé par tous les employés de EHS avec le concours des familles participant au programme. En tant que tel, il sert à documenter le progrès en cours des enfants et des familles pendant qu'elles sont inscrites au programme, ainsi que la fidélité des services qui sont offerts. Des résultats empiriques préliminaires sont présentés afin d'exemplifier la nature de l'efficacité et la fidélité des données qui peuvent être obtenues avec ce système EHS MAP. Les implications pour effectuer une évaluation de programme sont discutées comme étant liées au service qu'offre le EHS.

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“…Low-income students whose end goal is college matriculation may fall into an "expectations gap," where aspirations fail to align with access capability. Student expectations are more determinant than aspirations in leading to matriculation goals (Elliot, 2009;Cook et. al., 1996;Reynolds & Pemberton, 2001), indicating the importance of cultural capital as reflected in early expectations, regardless of assets.…”

Section: Assets Expectations and College Attainmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural Capital Efficacy in Parental and Student Aligned Expectations for Postsecondary Matriculation

Maxwell¹,

McNeely²,

Carboni³

2016

JEHD

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This exploratory study uses a cultural capital framework to examine the critical issue of goal alignment between parent and student expectations in predicting postsecondary matriculation. Addressing cultural capital in terms of functional specificity, the research expands and contributes to the related literature by focusing particularly on aligned ambitions and by delving deeper into the documented "action steps" taken by students to reach their stated postsecondary goals. Also, by separating two-and four-year college enrollment outcomes, clear differences are revealed among student expectations and action steps relative to overall college matriculation and educational attainment goals.

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The Development of Occupational Aspirations and Expectations among Inner-City Boys

Cited by 76 publications

References 10 publications

Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Early Head Start MAP: Manualized Assessment of Progress

Cultural Capital Efficacy in Parental and Student Aligned Expectations for Postsecondary Matriculation

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