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Career and Lifestyle Expectations of Rural Eighth‐Grade Students: A Second Look
Author(s) -
Post Phyllis,
Williams Margaret,
Brubaker Lenna
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1996.tb00256.x
Subject(s) - psychology , work (physics) , career planning , developmental psychology , pedagogy , mechanical engineering , engineering
Gender differences in rural eighth‐grade students' curricular, career, and lifestyle expectations were examined. Girls expect to take more math classes in high school, select careers that require a college education, and plan to go to college more frequently than do boys. Boys and girls do not differ in their interest in various careers, although girls prefer occupations that involve people, whereas boys prefer occupations that involve things. Girls plan to work for as many years of their lives as do boys; however, girls are more likely to expect to work part‐time, whereas boys expect to work full‐time. Counseling implications are offered.