Advances in vocational theories

NE Betz - Handbook of counseling psychology, 2008 - books.google.com
In this chapter, I review theoretical and empirical advances in the major theories of career
development and vocational behavior. I take as my reference point the excellent review …

Barriers to college access for Latino/a adolescents: A comparison of theoretical frameworks

LM Gonzalez - Journal of Latinos and Education, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A comprehensive description of barriers to college access for Latino/a adolescents is an
important step toward improving educational outcomes. However, relevant scholarship on …

Social cognitive predictors of Mexican American college students' academic and life satisfaction.

L Ojeda, LY Flores, RL Navarro - Journal of counseling psychology, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
In this study, we used Lent's (2004) social cognitive model of well being to examine the
academic and life satisfaction of 457 Mexican American college students attending a …

Mexican American middle school students' goal intentions in mathematics and science: A test of social cognitive career theory.

RL Navarro, LY Flores… - Journal of Counseling …, 2007 - psycnet.apa.org
This study examined whether sociocontextual and sociocognitive variables explained the
math/science goals of 409 Mexican American youth using a modified version of RW Lent …

The state of SCCT research in relation to social class: Future directions

LY Flores, RL Navarro, SR Ali - Journal of Career …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This article provides an overview of 47 empirical studies of social cognitive career theory
(SCCT) and recent SCCT-based models with a focus on social class and socioeconomic …

First-generation college students' persistence intentions in engineering majors

PO Garriott, RL Navarro… - Journal of Career …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the relationship between parental support, engineering-related
(realistic/investigative themed) learning experiences, self-efficacy, outcome expectations …

Men in female-dominated vocations: A rationale for academic study and introduction to the special issue

D Shen-Miller, AP Smiler - Sex Roles, 2015 - Springer
This introduction to the special issue on men in female-dominated vocations provides a
rationale for examining this topic. To date, this topic has garnered relatively little research …

Urban adolescents' constructions of supports and barriers to educational and career attainment.

ME Kenny, L Gualdron, D Scanlon… - Journal of Counseling …, 2007 - psycnet.apa.org
This study presents the educational and career goals and perceptions of supports and
barriers related to these goals as described in semistructured interviews of 16 students from …

Social cognitive influences on Mexican Americans' career choices across Holland's themes

LY Flores, C Robitschek, E Celebi, C Andersen… - Journal of vocational …, 2010 - Elsevier
This study examined several propositions of social cognitive career theory (Lent et al., 1994,
2000) with a sample of 393 Mexican American college students. It was hypothesized that …

Pathways to achievement: Career and educational aspirations and expectations of Latina/o immigrant parents and early adolescents

G Chavira, CR Cooper… - Journal of Latinos and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Drawing on sociocultural and related theories, 4 questions examined career and
educational aspirations and expectations among 24 immigrant Latina/o early adolescents …