@article{Urajnik_Garg_Kauppi_Lewko_2006, title={The Effects of Context and Experience on the Scientific Career Choices of Canadian Adolescents}, volume={5}, url={https://cjcd-rcdc.ceric.ca/index.php/cjcd/article/view/274}, abstractNote={<p><span class="fontstyle0">This study explored the differential utility of contextual and experiential factors in the prediction of scientific career aspirations</span><span class="fontstyle0">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Specific propositions based on the Lent et al. ( 1994) socialcognitive model of career choice were also examined</span><span class="fontstyle0">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Data were obtained from a Canadian national subgroup (n</span><span class="fontstyle0">=--</span><span class="fontstyle0">3,306) of adolescents (13-19 years) who participated in the National Youth and Science Fair Project Study (NYSPS). Multivariate logistic regression analy</span><span class="fontstyle0">s</span><span class="fontstyle0">es indicated that family background, </span><span class="fontstyle0">s</span><span class="fontstyle0">cientific learning experiences</span><span class="fontstyle0">, s</span><span class="fontstyle0">cience self-efficacy measures</span><span class="fontstyle0">, </span><span class="fontstyle0">outcome expectancies, and scientific interests contributed significant unique variance to the prediction of scientific career choice. Re</span><span class="fontstyle0">s</span><span class="fontstyle0">ults of a final model revealed that students aspiring for a career in the sciences were more likely than their peers to be male, senior students</span><span class="fontstyle0">, </span><span class="fontstyle0">have higher grades in science, more interest in science, and expect </span><span class="fontstyle0">their science courses to be useful to<br>their future career. Scientific self-efficacy and outcome expectancies were found to have direct effects on choice goals. Outcome expectancies also had an indirect effect on choice goals through </span><span class="fontstyle0">s</span><span class="fontstyle0">cientific interests</span><span class="fontstyle0">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Scientific interests had a significant direct effect on choice goals</span><span class="fontstyle0">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Implications for career development/choice theory and practice arc discussed.</span> </p>}, number={2}, journal={Canadian Journal of Career Development}, author={Urajnik, Diana and Garg, Rashmi and Kauppi, Carol and Lewko, John}, year={2006}, month={Sep.}, pages={4–14} }