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Title: To What Extent are LHS Students Motivated by Financial Benefits As Opposed to Intrinsic Value When Making Career Decisions?
Authors: Kaushal Kumcha
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Kaushal Kumcha Lightridge High School, USA
MLA 8 Kumcha, Kaushal. "To What Extent are LHS Students Motivated by Financial Benefits As Opposed to Intrinsic Value When Making Career Decisions?" Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 2024, pp. 4818-4834, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.051. Accessed Oct. 2024. APA 6 Kumcha, K. (2024, October). To What Extent are LHS Students Motivated by Financial Benefits As Opposed to Intrinsic Value When Making Career Decisions? Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(10), 4818-4834. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.051 Chicago Kumcha, Kaushal. "To What Extent are LHS Students Motivated by Financial Benefits As Opposed to Intrinsic Value When Making Career Decisions?" Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 10 (October 2024), 4818-4834. Accessed October, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.051.
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ABSTRACT: Throughout LCPS, several high school students face difficult decisions regarding their future. Should they pursue jobs and career choices that allow them best to express themselves in terms of true happiness and passion, or should they employ themselves in occupations that are financially equipped to support them in the long run? A growing materialist culture in modern society increasingly prioritizes wealth, status, and lifestyle aspirations over purpose or meaning in selecting career paths. This can alter student's motives and potentially place pressure on them when discussing their future. As the cost of living rises rapidly, the need for monetary benefits associated with the job market is highly demanded. However, following genuine passions typically enables both higher performance and satisfaction over the long term. While there is research on students’ motivations in general, high-achieving student populations that balance their passions against practical considerations receive less attention. This gap in previous scholarly works motivated me to pursue the research and explore the relationship between passion and salary in future careers amongst high school students. To do this I decided to look at and survey LHS, an academically competitive school filled with exceptionally talented and driven young minds.

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