Gender expectations, socioeconomic inequalities and definitions of career success: A qualitative study with university students.

ABSTRACT: Higher Education (HE) is seen as a tool to create job opportunities and enhance individuals' quality of life. Research demonstrates that students' expectations of career success in HE are an important predictor of their motivation and academic attainment. However, there is a lack of clarity about how career success is defined and whether individuals perceive that their experiences (e.g., gender) may be associated with these definitions. In online written interviews with 36 university students in the United Kingdom, we examine how students define career success and how they perceive their identity (gender, socioeconomic status) experiences underpinning these definitions. We analysed three main definitional themes: (a) career success as personal development, (b) career success as individual

SUBMITTER: Fernandez DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9955979 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature