Career Development of First-Year University Students: A Test of Astin’s Career Development Model

Mandy  Man-Nor Hoi; Bryan  Hiebert

Authors

Mandy Man-Nor Hoi Hong Kong Baptist University
Bryan Hiebert University of Calgary

Keywords:

career development, university student, first-year, Astin, model

Abstract

This study examined how the four constructs in Astin’s (1984) career development model operate in the choice of college major career goals with a selected sample of 253 first-year university students. The results of 2x2 MANOVAs indicated significant gender and language differences on some of Astin’s four factors. The results of Pearson product-moment correlations indicated that the four factors in Astin’s model operate quite differently for students whose language of origin is not English. The results are discussed in terms of the developmental and cultural issues these students were facing. Implications for future research and interventions are also discussed.

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