Cognitive and affective academic self-concepts: Which predicts vocational education students’ career choice?
Grounded in self-concept theory, this study examined the predictability of cognitive and affective academic self-concepts in relation to vocational education students’ education and career choice outcomes in the Hong Kong HE setting in two studies (Ns = 384 and 476). Structural equation modeling rev...
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| description | Grounded in self-concept theory, this study examined the predictability of cognitive and affective academic self-concepts in relation to vocational education students’ education and career choice outcomes in the Hong Kong HE setting in two studies (Ns = 384 and 476). Structural equation modeling revealed that sense of competence (i.e., cognitive) is more related to competence/performance-based outcomes (i.e., operational capability and resilience at work in Study 1; and competition in Study 2). Liking of the vocation (i.e., affective) is more related to non-performance-based emotional-motivational outcomes (i.e., career intention in both studies and educational aspiration in Study 2) than is the cognitive component. These findings offer an empirical basis to guide vocational higher education institutes to effectively use educational resources to build a sustainable future workforce. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-478055921947403eb72a4d053a63875f2022-12-22T03:00:15ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Educational Research Open2666-37402022-01-013100123Cognitive and affective academic self-concepts: Which predicts vocational education students’ career choice?Monica Waichun Choy0Alexander Seeshing Yeung1Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Corresponding author.Australian Catholic University, AustraliaGrounded in self-concept theory, this study examined the predictability of cognitive and affective academic self-concepts in relation to vocational education students’ education and career choice outcomes in the Hong Kong HE setting in two studies (Ns = 384 and 476). Structural equation modeling revealed that sense of competence (i.e., cognitive) is more related to competence/performance-based outcomes (i.e., operational capability and resilience at work in Study 1; and competition in Study 2). Liking of the vocation (i.e., affective) is more related to non-performance-based emotional-motivational outcomes (i.e., career intention in both studies and educational aspiration in Study 2) than is the cognitive component. These findings offer an empirical basis to guide vocational higher education institutes to effectively use educational resources to build a sustainable future workforce.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374022000024Vocational educationCareer choiceSelf-conceptHigher education |
| spellingShingle | Monica Waichun Choy Alexander Seeshing Yeung Cognitive and affective academic self-concepts: Which predicts vocational education students’ career choice? International Journal of Educational Research Open Vocational education Career choice Self-concept Higher education |
| title | Cognitive and affective academic self-concepts: Which predicts vocational education students’ career choice? |
| title_full | Cognitive and affective academic self-concepts: Which predicts vocational education students’ career choice? |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive and affective academic self-concepts: Which predicts vocational education students’ career choice? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive and affective academic self-concepts: Which predicts vocational education students’ career choice? |
| title_short | Cognitive and affective academic self-concepts: Which predicts vocational education students’ career choice? |
| title_sort | cognitive and affective academic self concepts which predicts vocational education students career choice |
| topic | Vocational education Career choice Self-concept Higher education |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374022000024 |
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