Educational and career aspirations of secondary school students in Grenada following the American intervention
Adolescence
; 24(95): 523-40, 1989.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-9422
Biblioteca responsável:
JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; Reprint Collection
ABSTRACT
This paper reports a study of educational and occupational aspirations of secondary school students in Grenada following the 1983 American intervention. Questionnaire data were obtained from 729 students attending 7 of the island's 18 secondary schools. A status attainment model containing parental and family characteristics was tested. It was discovered that Grenadian students have exceptionally and unrealitically high aspirations. Although the opportunity structure in Grenada is very limited compared to that in the United States, the island's students have higher levels of aspirations. The status attainment model was not very useful in explaining either educational or occupational aspirations, as the levels of explained variance were less than 5 percent. The implications of high aspirations and low opportunities for the future of Grenada are discussed. (AU)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
Problema de saúde:
Objetivo 11 Desigualdades e iniquidades na saúde
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Política
/
Aspirações Psicológicas
/
Escolha da Profissão
/
Comparação Transcultural
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Aspecto:
Equidade e iniquidade
Limite:
Adolescente
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
/
Caribe Inglês
/
Granada
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Adolescence
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Artigo