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Native American Adolescent Career Development

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Journal of Career Development

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Within the framework of Social Cognitive Career (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994, 2000), this study examined the associations among career interests, career efficacy expectations, gender, and perceived parent support among Native American and Caucasian middle school adolescents. Consistent with previous research, results indicated that Native American young people had greater interests in Realistic and Conventional occupations, and in occupations that typically require a high-school diploma, a trade school certificate, or 2 years of post high-school education. However, contrary to previous findings, they had as great a range of interests in and self-efficacy expectations for Investigative, Artistic, Social, and Enterprising occupations as Caucasian adolescents, and similarly high levels of interests, efficacy, and perceived parent support for careers typically requiring 4 or more years of post-high school education.

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  1. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, 139A Burton Hall, 178 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455

    Sherri L. Turner

  2. University of Missouri–, Columbia

    Richard T. Lapan

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Turner, S.L., Lapan, R.T. Native American Adolescent Career Development. Journal of Career Development 30, 159–172 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026116328826

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