Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity as Predictors of Childhood Career Aspirations
Department
Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Children discuss their career aspirations from an early age. Studies suggest that there is a relationship between income level and career aspirations. However, there is a gap in the literature that examines relationships between socioeconomic status, ethnicity, grade level, and career aspirations. This study aims to investigate these relationships by surveying students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11, from diverse neighborhoods. Focusing on students from predominantly Black and White and low and high socioeconomic schools will allow us to discover if there are multilevel relationships among those variables.
Thesis Record URL
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/256/
Session
School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Event Website
https://www.andrews.edu/services/research/research_events/conferences/urs_honors_poster_symposium/index.html
Start Date
3-26-2021 2:40 PM
End Date
3-26-2021 3:00 PM
Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity as Predictors of Childhood Career Aspirations
Children discuss their career aspirations from an early age. Studies suggest that there is a relationship between income level and career aspirations. However, there is a gap in the literature that examines relationships between socioeconomic status, ethnicity, grade level, and career aspirations. This study aims to investigate these relationships by surveying students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11, from diverse neighborhoods. Focusing on students from predominantly Black and White and low and high socioeconomic schools will allow us to discover if there are multilevel relationships among those variables.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors-undergraduate-poster-symposium/2021/symposium/40
Acknowledgments
Advisors: Anneris Coria-Navia & Duane McBride