Mexican American Middle School Students' Goal Intentions in Mathematics and Science: A Test of Social Cognitive Career Theory

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 320-335

  Navarro, Rachel L ^a   Flores, Lisa Y ^b   Worthington, Roger L ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

goals; mathematics; Mexican Americans; science; social cognition

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 34548855034     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.54.3.320     Document Type: Article

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