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Dissertation
Measurement development for rural middle school students’ healthcare career outcomes
University of Iowa
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
Summer 2024
DOI: 10.25820/etd.007698
Abstract
Despite the importance of an effective health science career education program for rural middle school students, previous literature indicates a lack of measurement to assess the effectiveness of a program grounded in social cognitive career theory (SCCT). In response to this need, the present study, comprised of three phases (item development, scale development, and scale evaluation), aims to develop a measurement to assess the effectiveness of a health science career education program. The item development phase focused on a literature review to identify and develop items. Four initial scales were developed: Healthcare Career Search Self-Efficacy (HCSSE), Healthcare Career Task Self-Efficacy (HCTSE), Healthcare Career Outcome Expectation (HCOE), and Healthcare Career Interest (HCI). In the second phase, exploratory factor analysis was used to modify and remove items. In the third phase, the study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the developed measure.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Measurement development for rural middle school students’ healthcare career outcomes
- Creators
- Yeji Son
- Contributors
- Saba Rasheed Ali (Advisor)Martin Kivlighan (Committee Member)Stacey McElroy-Heltzel (Committee Member)Catherine J. Welch (Committee Member)
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations (Counseling Psychology)
- Date degree season
- Summer 2024
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- DOI
- 10.25820/etd.007698
- Number of pages
- viii, 58 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright 2024 Yeji Son
- Language
- English
- Date submitted
- 07/23/2024
- Description illustrations
- Tables
- Description bibliographic
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-52).
- Public Abstract (ETD)
It is crucial to prepare students for careers in health science during their middle school years, but it’s difficult to determine if the current healthcare career education programs are effective. This study introduces a new method to measure the success of these programs, based on a theory that helps us understand how students perceive their careers. Initially, researcher gathered information to create questions aimed at measuring students' confidence in finding and succeeding in healthcare jobs, their expectations regarding these careers, and their interest in the field. Subsequently, researcher tested and refined these questions to ensure their reliability and effectiveness. The goal is to ensure that programs designed to guide students towards healthcare careers genuinely assist them in feeling prepared and enthusiastic about their future prospects.
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984697846202771
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