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Attributions of educational and professional paths: Analysing reasons for adolescent and young adults choices

Publication date: 2023

Labor et Educatio, 2023, 11 (2023), pp. 157 - 171

https://doi.org/10.4467/25439561LE.23.011.19216

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Ewa Duda
The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland
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Aleksandra Tłuściak-Deliowska
The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warszawa, Poland
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Josette Barbara-Cardona
University of Malta
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Attributions of educational and professional paths: Analysing reasons for adolescent and young adults choices

Abstract

The choice of a specific educational and professional path is a significant decision. In the presented qualitative research, attention was focused on causal attributions and their importance in the process of explaining the decisions made by students of Warsaw general secondary school graduating class. Findings show that: (1) depending on the educational stage, the attribution of choices varies; (2) regarding the earlier educational stage, external attribution is dominant. The knowledge of the specifics of the causal attribution processes in relation to the choice of the educational and occupational path allows of a better understanding and guidance on making these choices.


Atrybucje ścieżek edukacyjno-zawodowych: Analiza przyczyn wyborów dokonywanych przez nastolatków i młodych dorosłych

Wybór określonej ścieżki edukacyjno-zawodowej jest ważną decyzją. W prezentowanych badaniach jakościowych zwrócono uwagę na atrybucje przyczynowe i ich znaczenie w procesie wyjaśniania decyzji podejmowanych przez uczniów ostatniej klasy warszawskich liceów ogólnokształcących. Wyniki pokazują, że: (1) w zależności od etapu edukacyjnego atrybucja wyborów jest zróżnicowana, (2) w odniesieniu do wcześniejszego etapu edukacyjnego dominuje atrybucja zewnętrzna. Znajomość specyfi ki procesów atrybucji przyczynowej w odniesieniu do wyboru ścieżki edukacyjno-zawodowej pozwala lepiej zrozumieć i ukierunkować dokonywanie tych wyborów.

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Information: Labor et Educatio, 2023, 11 (2023), pp. 157 - 171

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Attributions of educational and professional paths: Analysing reasons for adolescent and young adults choices

English:

Attributions of educational and professional paths: Analysing reasons for adolescent and young adults choices

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-6388

Ewa Duda
The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-6388 Orcid
All publications →

The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland

The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warszawa, Poland

Published at: 2023

Received at: 10.08.2023

Accepted at: 01.11.2023

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND  licence icon

Percentage share of authors:

Ewa Duda (Author) - 33.33%
Aleksandra Tłuściak-Deliowska (Author) - 33.33%
Josette Barbara-Cardona (Author) - 33.33%

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Duda, E., Tłuściak-Deliowska, A., Barbara-Cardona, J. (2023). Attributions of educational and professional paths: Analysing reasons for adolescent and young adults choices. Labor et Educatio, 2023, 157-171. doi: https://doi.org/10.4467/25439561LE.23.011.19216