Freelin Brittany N, Staff Jeremy
Pennsylvania State University.
Sociol Q. 2021;62(4):734-762. doi: 10.1080/00380253.2020.1816862. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
Though contemporary adolescents in the United States have ambitious educational goals, a sizable number of youth express uncertainty about their future educational attainment. Using data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (n=17,340), we investigate whether uncertainty in educational expectations in adolescence is associated with college matriculation and dropout. Approximately 21% of youth expressed uncertainty about their future educational attainment, and the odds of attending college were lower among uncertain teens compared to youth who expected at least 4-year degrees. Among college matriculants, however, uncertain expectations in adolescence did not increase the risk of early college dropout.
尽管美国当代青少年有着远大的教育目标，但仍有相当数量的年轻人对自己未来的教育成就表示不确定。利用2009年高中纵向研究的数据（n = 17340），我们调查了青少年教育期望的不确定性是否与大学入学和辍学有关。约21%的年轻人对自己未来的教育成就表示不确定，与期望至少获得四年制学位的年轻人相比，不确定的青少年上大学的几率较低。然而，在大学新生中，青少年时期不确定的期望并没有增加大学早期辍学的风险。
