The Relationship Between High School Sophomores' Purpose Orientations and Their Postsecondary Completion a Decade Later. Issue 1 (11th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sharma, Gitima; Kim, Jungnam; Bernal-Arevalo, Katherine
• Is Part Of: Professional school counseling. Volume 25:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-01-11
• Subjects: career counseling -- college outcomes -- postsecondary completion -- purpose orientation -- sense of purpose; Educational counseling -- United States -- Periodicals; Educational counseling; United States; Periodicals; 371.4
• DOI: 10.1177/2156759X20981051
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1096-2409

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between high school sophomores' purpose orientations and their postsecondary completion a decade later by examining the data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. Among four types of purpose (career, interpersonal, altruistic, and self-oriented), career and interpersonal purpose orientations were positively related to postsecondary completion. We discuss implications for school counseling and future research.