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The socioeconomic gap in the development of Korean adolescents’ occupational aspirations while approaching the post-secondary transition

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Yong, Anna
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Lee, Sangwoo
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance
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This study longitudinally investigates the socioeconomic differentials in South Korean adolescents’ occupational aspiration development while they approach the post-secondary transition. It also takes into account the two-fold relation between socioeconomic status and academic performance in shaping occupational aspirations: mediation and interaction. Using the Korean Education and Employment Panel (KEEP), the study documents two main results. First, there exists a significant socioeconomic gap in Korean adolescents’ occupational aspirations which is neither widened nor narrowed over the transition period. Second, the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic performance is not limited to mediation but demonstrates a significant interaction in developing occupational aspirations. © The Author(s) 2024.

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Growth curve modelling Occupational aspirations Socioeconomic gap

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The Faculty of Education, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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