Longitudinal test of the social cognitive model of choice in engineering students at historically Black universities

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-394

  Lent, Robert W ^a   Sheu, Hung Bin ^b   Gloster, Clay S ^c   Wilkins, Gregory ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Howard University   (United States)

^d Center of Excellence for Tactical and Advanced Communications Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Choice goals; Engineering; Interests; Outcome expectations; Self efficacy; Social cognitive career theory; Supports

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951022062     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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