Examining the predictors of STEM career interest among upper secondary students in Finland

被引：5

作者：

Kaleva, Satu ^{[1
]}

Celik, Ismail ^{[1
]}

Nogueiras, Gloria ^{[2
]}

Pursiainen, Jouni ^{[1
]}

Muukkonen, Hanni ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Oulu, Fac Educ, Oulu, Finland

[2] Marbella Int Univ Ctr, Psychol Dept, Marbella, Spain

来源：

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION | 2023年 / 28卷 / 1-3期

关键词：

STEM career interest; subject interest; upper secondary education; self-efficacy; social cognitive career theory; SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS; HIGH-SCHOOL SCIENCE; OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; CHOICE; TECHNOLOGY; IMPACT; MODEL; MATH; EXPLORATION;

D O I：

10.1080/13803611.2022.2161579

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

Declining interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) related careers are concerning at a time when the society is becoming more reliant on complex technologies and science. Our study examined the predictors of students' STEM career interests within cohort data (N = 601) collected from Finnish general upper secondary schools. We created a SEM research model based on the Social Cognitive Career Theory, to explore how (1) Career outcome expectations, (2) Natural science subject interests, (3) Mathematics self-efficacy beliefs, (4) Receiving career information from various sources, (5) Support for mathematics studies related to (6) students' STEM career interests. A structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis showed receiving career information from various sources had a positive effect on STEM career interest. Likewise, mathematics self-efficacy beliefs positively related to natural science subject interest which, in turn, contributed to students' interest towards STEM careers.

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