APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Career Aspirations in a Diverse Sample of High School Seniors

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Developmental

  • Kristina McGuire
    Virginia Commonwealth University

Abstract

Ten California high school seniors’ essays were analyzed for career goals. Goals were driven by the American Dream, but poorly defined due to identity crises, discrimination, and conflicting demands in their personal and school lives. Students’ upward mobility may be limited because their basic needs are not being met.

Adolescent

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