Date of Award
January 2013
Degree Type
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
First Advisor
Charles S. Hausman
Department Affiliation
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Abstract
First generation Appalachian female students are exposed to gender differences in roles and career choices that are modeled in the family. A case study approach was used to obtain qualitative data from five students at Eastern Kentucky University and their mothers regarding why these students chose to major in child development and early childhood education. Bandura's Social Cognitive Learning Theory and Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory were used as frameworks for the study. The findings of the study are valuable in advising college students' on selection of a college major and recruitment of dedicated child development and early childhood education professionals through understanding the influences and motivations of the five students and their mothers.
Copyright
Copyright 2013 Lisa Newton Gannoe
Recommended Citation
Gannoe, Lisa Newton, "Choice of College Major: An Exploration of Appalachian Female Choice of an Early Childhood Education Major" (2013). Online Theses and Dissertations. 168.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/168
