Majoring in Information Systems
| Autor: | Asli Yagmur Akbulut |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
education
05 social sciences 050301 education Structural equation modeling Computer Science Applications Education Likert scale Social cognition Role model 0502 economics and business Information system Psychology 0503 education Social psychology 050203 business & management Social cognitive theory Career development Social theory |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Educational Computing Research. 54:660-679 |
| ISSN: | 1541-4140 0735-6331 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0735633115627825 |
| Popis: | The importance of role models on individuals’ academic and career development and success has been widely acknowledged in the literature. The purpose of this study was to understand the influence of role models on students’ decisions to major in information systems (IS). Utilizing a model derived from the social cognitive career theory, we examined how and why role models influence students’ interest in and choice of a major in the IS discipline. Our findings indicate that role models do not have a direct effect on students’ aspirations to major in IS. However, we found that the effects of role models on students’ academic choices are channeled indirectly through self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interest factors. Association with role models increases students’ confidence in their abilities to perform well as an IS major and raises their expectancies about the valued rewards that will be received by majoring in IS. Role models also increase students’ interest in IS majors and careers, which in turn promotes students’ aspirations to pursue the IS major. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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