Scale: Parents’ expectations in child’s career
Related constructElterliche Bildungsaspiration
Theoretical allocation in original studyParental involvement
OriginScale taken over from
SourceOECD, online: Student/School/Parent Questionnaire PISA 2012 [available at http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/pisa2012database-downloadabledata.htm] , Paris: OECD Publishing
OECD, online: Student/School/Parent Questionnaire PISA 2006 [available at http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/database-pisa2006.htm] , Paris: OECD Publishing
CitationSee source
Theoretical background--
Target groupParent
Time Period of Data Collection2014
Release date30.06.2020
Number of items5
IntroductionThe following questions refer to [careers].
Please answer the questions below.
Please tick only one box in each row.
The following questions refer to [science-related careers]. A [science-related career] is one that requires studying science at tertiary level (e.g. university). So, careers like engineer (involving physics), weather forecaster (involving Earth science), optician (involving biology and physics), and medical doctors (involving the medical sciences) are all examples of [science-related careers].
Items
| Item text | Mean value | Standard deviation | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does anybody in your family (including you) work in a [science-related career]? | 1.74 | 0.44 | -- |
| Does your child show an interest in working in a [science-related career]? | 1.58 | 0.49 | -- |
| Do you expect your child will go into a [ science-related career]? | 1.57 | 0.50 | -- |
| Has your child shown interest in studying science after completing [secondary school]? | 1.60 | 0.49 | -- |
| Do you expect your child will study science after completing [secondary school]? | 1.57 | 0.50 | -- |
Response category
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
StudyPISA - Programme for International Student Assessment (2015)
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