T Babarovic, DG Gracin, J Burusic, I Devic, MS Velic - bib.irb.hr

Personal Inputs and Contextual Supports as Predictors of STEM Aspirations among Boys and Girls.

STEM and girls

Burusic, Devic, Gracin, Velic

GSID: q8olth5-kAIJ

Excerpt

Background In this study, we used the Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent, Brown and Hackett, 1994) as a theoretical framework to predict interest and intention to pursue STEM educational choices and careers among primary school students. This model encompasses measures of an individual's self-efficacy, outcome expectations, personal inputs and background, and contextual supports and/or barriers to explain reasoning behind students' academic or career choices.