Browsing Wei-Cheng J. Mau by Title
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Factors influencing high school students to persist in aspirations of teaching careers
(SAGE Publications, 2006-03)This study longitudinally tracks 10th grade students for 4 years regarding their persistence in aspirations of teaching careers using a nationally representative sample (National Educational Longitudinal Survey of 1988). ... -
Factors influencing STEM career aspirations of underrepresented high school students
(Wiley, 2018-09-05)A shortage of female and minority students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers has prompted researchers and policy makers to examine the current STEM supply pipeline. This study examined ... -
Factors that influence persistence in science and engineering career aspirations
(American Counseling Association, 2003-03)The author investigated students' persistence regarding career aspirations in science and engineering (SE) professional careers as a function of race and sex. In a nationally representative sample of 8th graders, persistent ... -
Gender and racial differences in career decision-making dispositions of college students enrolled in STEM majors
(Horizon Research Publishing Corporation, 2016)Anticipated shortfall in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce in the United States has prompted researchers and policy-makers to examine the supply pipeline and factors influencing the ... -
Gender differences in homework and test scores in mathematics, reading and science at tenth and twelfth grade
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2000)Gender differences in maths, reading, science and the amount of homework done out of school were obtained for tenth and twelfth graders from the American National Educational Longitudinal Study. Males obtained significantly ... -
Gender differences on the scholastic aptitude test, the American College test and college grades
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2001-06)Gender differences for a nationally representative sample of American college graduates obtained from the Baccalaureate and Beyond 1993-94 study were examined on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and the American College Test, ... -
Help-seeking perceptions and behaviors: A comparison of Chinese and American graduate students
(Wiley Blackwell, 1990-04)The article compares the help-seeking perceptions and behaviors of Chinese and American graduate students. Understanding students' needs and knowing the problem areas in which they need the most help is important for ... -
High school students' career plans: The influence of others' expectations.
(SAGE Publications, 1998)A study examined that influence of others' expectations on high school students' career plans. Participants were a nationally representative sample of multiracial 10th- and 12th-grade students. Results indicated that the ... -
Job satisfaction and career persistence of beginning teachers
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008)Purpose-The purpose of this research is to examine career persistence and job satisfaction of beginning teachers. Design/methodology/approach - Four hundred and fifty-one tenth grade students from a nationally representative ... -
Job search methods, job search outcomes, and job satisfaction of college graduates: A comparison of race and sex
(Wiley Blackwell, 2001)A nationally representative sample of college graduates (N=11,152) were surveyed regarding their job-seeking behaviors and outcomes. Race and sex differences among the job search strategies used, number of job interviews, ... -
Parental influences on the high school students' academic achievement: A comparison of Asian immigrants, Asian Americans, and White Americans
(Wiley Blackwell, 1997-07)This study investigates the differences in parental influence on academic achievement of Asian immigrants, Asian Americans, and White Americans. The sample consisted of a nationally representative sample of 10th grade ... -
A qualitative exploration of STEM career development of high school students in Taiwan
(SAGE Publications, 2019-02-20)Although personal inputs and contextual variables in social cognitive career theory (SCCT) are recognized as key factors that affect career interests and choices, research has given minimal attention to the role of these ... -
Racial and ethnic differences in motivation for educational achievement in the United States
(Elsevier, 1999-12)Data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (National Educational Longitudinal Study, (1994). NationalEducational Longitudinal Study: second follow-up (Report No.94-374). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of ... -
Social-cognitive factors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career interests
(Springer, 2020-04-22)Guided by the social cognitive career theory (SCCT), this study examines the factors influencing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career interests and the career goals of college students in Taiwan ... -
Transforming high school counseling: counselors roles, practices, and expectations for student success
(Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 2016-12)This study examined the current roles and practices of American high school counselors in relation to the ASCA National Model. Expectations for student success by high school counselors were also examined and compared to ... -
Understanding middle students' beliefs about knowledge and learning using a multidimensional paradigm
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2000-11)Recent theory (Schommer, 1990) suggests that personal epistemology is multidimensional. The multidimensional epistemology structure with middle school students was tested in this study. Over 1,200 students in Grades 7 and ... -
Why do Black American males earn less than Black American women? An examination of four hypotheses
(Council for Social and Economic Studies, 2002-01)Four hypotheses to explain why black men in the United States and Britain earn less than black women are examined. These are (1) Sowell's thesis black males have lower average intelligence than black females; this hypothesis ... -
Worldview differences between college students and graduate counseling trainees
(Wiley Blackwell, 1993-10)The purpose of this study was to examine whether graduate students in counseling (n=95) have different worldviews than undergraduate students (n=177) who might be potential clients. Students in both groups completed the ...