Career aspiration and the influence of parenting styles: A review of the literature

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Author list: Lerdpornkulrat T., Koul R., Sujivorakul C.

Publication year: 2010

Start page: 71

End page: 76

Number of pages: 6

ISBN: 9789604742325

ISSN: 1792-5061

eISSN: 1792-5061

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79958698406&partnerID=40&md5=84fe87a6cf256f0b452da51919e8bf00

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

Abstract

There is a growing need for Thailand to promote students' engagements in science, engineering and related professions. This article is a review of the research related to high school students' career aspirations for science, mathematics, engineering and related professions. The paper is organized into following sections starting from the importance of "science" and science education in Thai context, the problem of students' engagements in science, gender differences in students' motivation for high earning science and related professions and the factors that influence high school students' career aspirations (e.g. teachers, peers, parents and others). The literature itself points to the crucial importance of parenting styles shaping students' career aspirations and engagements in science learning.

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Career aspiration, Parenting style, Students' engagements in science