Social Cognitive Predictors of Academic Interests and Goals in Engineering: Utility for Women and Students at Historically Black Universities.
2005/01/01 by Robert W. Lent, Steven D. Brown, Hung-Bin Sheu +10 · 23 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · Engineering · #Career Development and Diversity #Education, Achievement, and Giftedness #Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
paper · doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.1.84
Abstract
This study examined the utility of social cognitive career theory (SCCT; R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, & G. Hackett, 1994) in predicting engineering interests and major choice goals among women and men and among students at historically Black and predominantly White universities. Participants (487 students in introductory engineering courses at 3 universities) completed measures of academic interests, goals, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and environmental supports and barriers in relation to engineering majors. Findings indicated that the SCCT-based model of interest and choice goals produced good fit to the data across gender and university type. Implications for future research on SCCT's choice hypotheses, and particularly for the role of environmental supports and barriers in the choice of science and engineering fields, are discussed.
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