Explaining Secondary Students’ Career Intentions for Technology and Engineering Jobs Using an Expectancy-Value Model

This research presents an empirical model based on expectancy-value theory to explain students’ attitudes toward science-based technology. The question is how students’ attitudes are connected with their aspirations for a career in the technology and engineering fields. There is a high demand for te...

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Main Authors: Robbert Smit, Nicolas Robin, Christina De Toffol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Education
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2020.00039/full