EXAMINING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF SCIENCE TRAINING AMONG TAIWANESE ABORIGINAL ADOLESCENTS

TitleEXAMINING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF SCIENCE TRAINING AMONG TAIWANESE ABORIGINAL ADOLESCENTS
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsWu, Y-L, Chen, C-W
JournalJournal of Baltic Science Education
Volume12
Issue3
Start Page312-321
Date PublishedSeptember/2013
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1648-3898
Other NumbersICID: 1054470
Keywordsoccupational aspiration, science training, Taiwanese Aboriginal adolescents, vocational self-concept
Abstract

In Taiwan, substantial resources have been invested in training programs for Aboriginal adolescents in response to their poor occupational achievement. This study examined the relationships between the learning experiences of science training, vocational self-concept, and occupational aspirations among Taiwanese Aboriginal adolescents. Data were collected from a questionnaire survey of 760 Taiwanese Aboriginal adolescents who had successfully completed the science training. The results of this study demonstrated that the Taiwanese Aboriginal adolescents’ learning experiences of science training directly and indirectly influenced their occupational aspirations vis-à-vis the effect on their vocational self-concept at the individual level, which in turn directly influenced their occupational aspirations. The findings suggest that the science training programs for Taiwanese indigenous youth may provide sufficient supports in culturally responsive ways to facilitate these trainees’ vocational self-concept and occupational aspirations as well as further to achieve the original goals of the science training programs.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1425808254.pdf
DOI10.33225/jbse/13.12.312
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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