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标题：School and work: connections made by South African and Australian primary school children
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作者：M Watson ; M McMahon
期刊名称：South African Journal of Education
印刷版ISSN：2076-3433
出版年度：2007
卷号：27
期号：4
页码：565-578
语种：English
出版社：Education Association of South Africa
摘要：This exploratory-descriptive research focuses on whether children can connect school-based experiences to future jobs that interest them. A cross-national sample of 497 South African and 365 Australian upper primary school children participated in the study. The data from one item of the Revised Career Awareness Survey were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Differences between nation and gender were examined. The results revealed that the majority of children were able to make curricular, extra-curricular, or general school connections to future jobs that interested them. Males made fewer curricular and general school connections and more connections to extracurricular activities than females. The implications of the findings for career education in primary schools and for future research are discussed. Keywords : career development; career education; career programmes; children; primary school South African Journal of Education Vol. 27 (4) 2007: pp. 565-578