Educational and Occupational Aspirations: A Longitudinal Study of Vienna Youth
Abstract: During their transition from lower to upper secondary education, young peoplemake educational and occupational choices driven by their aspirations. Such aspirations are shaped by the individuals' social environment, their idea of what seems achievable and desirable, and their experiences. Therefore, aspirations can change during the transitional phase. In this article, we explore the development of educational and occupational aspirations of young people over three years. At the start of the study period, the students were attending the lower track in lower secondary education, the so‐called Neue Mittelschule (8th grade), in the city of Vienna in the 2017–2018 academic year. Drawing on the panel survey data (2018-2020) of the Pathways to the Future project, we simultaneously explore stability and change of educational and occupational aspirations. We describe different patterns of change in aspirations and analyse the influence of sociodemographic characteristics and prior achievem
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Social Inclusion ; 10 (2022) 2 ; 226-239
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Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2022
- Creator
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Valls, Ona
Astleithner, Franz
Schels, Brigitte
Vogl, Susanne
Kogler, Raphaela
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10.17645/si.v10i2.5105
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023090410562260979240
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 1:52 PM CET
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Associated
- Valls, Ona
- Astleithner, Franz
- Schels, Brigitte
- Vogl, Susanne
- Kogler, Raphaela
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Time of origin
- 2022