Educational and occupational aspirations are universal traits (Kriesi,2019). The formation of aspirations is a central developmental task in adolescence (Hegna,2014). In the Indian context, these aspirations are linked to different social status positions and opportunity structures (Rani,2012). Both types of aspirations are influenced by academic achievement, which varies according to social origin (Sewell et al., 1969). So far, a researcher needs a broad and flexible point of view to explain when/how and under what conditions young people develop aligned aspirations. To understand the complexity of the processes underlying young people’s decisions, the present paper focuses on exploring educational and occupational aspirations in the context of migration and studying how this (migration) relates to the achievement of these aspirations. The present research is descriptive in nature. We first describe and analyse migration patterns about educational and occupational desires (i.e. highest educational degree they would like to obtain and the desired occupation they prefer / may choose) among senior secondary school students of Punjab. From the top three districts with more student migrants, a sample of 150 senior secondary school students is selected randomly. Data collection is done through the self-made questionnaire on pre-migration desires and post-migration aspired achievement of these desires and then to explain the findings, a Sequential explanatory research design(Creswell,2012) will be used. The results show that socioeconomic status, Academic achievement, migration background, and parental education play important roles in explaining and achieving different levels and patterns of aspirations over time.

Authors:
Gagandeep Singh, Panjab University, India
Kuldeep Kaur, Panjab University, India

About the Presenter(s)
Mr Gagandeep Singh is a University Doctoral Student at Panjab University, Chandigarh in India

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