Poster Title

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.

Acknowledgments

Advisors: Anneris Coria-Navia & Duane McBride

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

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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