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Dreams and Barriers: Aspirations, Expectations, and Schooling Outcomes of Indonesian Students

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Hillary C.
dc.contributor.authorMuller, Noël
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-09T18:43:38Z
dc.date.available2023-01-09T18:43:38Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractHigh aspirations for their future motivate youth to strive toward them and achieve better outcomes. However, the influence of perceived constraints on the motivational power of is unclear: do high aspirations motivate independently of constraints or only when expected constraints seem workable This paper explores this question with a gender lens and using a large, cross-sectional survey of adolescent students in Indonesia. The findings show that most students aspire to high education levels, but only half of the students expect to complete the level to which they aspire. Although girls have higher aspirations than boys, girls are less likely to expect to achieve their aspirations. Years of aspired education are strongly correlated with better current schooling outcomes (grades and attendance), and while expectations are also associated with better schooling outcomes, the relationship is nonlinear. Aspirations seem to motivate students despite their perceived constraints, unless there is a large gap between their aspirations and expectations. Although there are similar patterns for boys and girls, aspirations are more correlated with boys’ attendance, and expectations are more strongly related to boys’ grades and attendance. Students cite both mental barriers and economic constraints to achieving their aspirations, especially the latter for girls. The results suggest that both male and female Indonesian students could benefit from programs that boost aspirations and address psychological and economic constraints.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099923112152226203/IDU094b31245099c0048070afc005bb905846bbf
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10267
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/38425
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers;10267
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ASPRIATIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectSOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.titleDreams and Barriersen
dc.title.subtitleAspirations, Expectations, and Schooling Outcomes of Indonesian Studentsen
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okr.crossref.titleDreams and Barriers: Aspirations, Expectations, and Schooling Outcomes of Indonesian Students
okr.date.disclosure2022-12-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:15:31.127284Z
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10267
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryIndonesia
okr.topicSocial Development::Psychology
okr.topicEducation::Education and Society
okr.topicEducation::Educational Policy and Planning
okr.topicEducation::Educational Populations
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
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