Behavioral And Contextual Factors That Affect The Females...

Besides stereotype threats, there is also a group of behavioral and contextual factors which affect the females and minority students’ career choices. These individual differences affect the adolescent’s potential outcome in STEM. These differences are also supported by two theories which also can explain the results of career choice. First is the theory from Lent, Brown, Hacket (1994,2000) called the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) which emphasizes self-efficacy as well as its link to the likely outcome of choosing a specific path, interests, goals, and the interaction of these attitudes with relevant contextual variables and individual difference (Else-Quest et. all, 2013). This theory is rooted in Bandura’s 1986 self-efficacy theory. A more recent theory which also supports the link of self-efficacy to the outcomes of academic and vocational pursuits is Eccles expectancy-value theory. This theory maintains that achievement behaviors are the product of a n individual’s expectations for success and the perceived value of the behavior (Else-Quest et all, 2013). Stereotype threats about the affected adolescence’s math and science abilities are transmitted by their parents and teachers which leads to negative attitudes being shaped and these beliefs shaping the performance and overall interest in STEM fields. It is the environmental cues which make the negative stereotypes salient (Sharpio Williams, 2011). Many aspects of the adolescents’’ environment such as, parentShow MoreRelatedAn Understanding Of Inequity : How Authority Affects Pay Differences Between Women And Men2542 Words   |  11 Pages1177/1468017313476797 Alkadry, G., Tower, L. (2006). Unequal pay: The role of gender. Public Administration Review, 66 (6), 888–898. Retrieved from: eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/ehost Alkadry, G., Tower, L. (2011). 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