The Relationship between the Family’s Income and Parents’ Level of Education and the Son’s and Daughter’s Choice of their Major Study at the University
Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aimed at investigating the relationship between the family’s income and parents’ level of education and the sons’ and daughters’ choice of their major study at the university. To achieve this goal, information was obtained from a sample of (1416) individuals out of (30495) who were accepted at the public universities in the first semester of the academic year 2002/2003. This study shows that there is a positive relationship between the parents with high level of education and their sons’ and daughters’ choice of their major study. On the other hand, there is also a relationship between the family’s income and the choice of the sons and daughters for certain kinds of majors at the university.
Source: Dirasat: Educational Sciences
Author: Mohammed Hasan Jaradat
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2224819014