scholarly journals Career Onion: Peeling off the layers for Occupational Preferences and Career Aspirations

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1023-1032
Author(s):  
Samiah Ahmed ◽  
Alia Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Growth Stage ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Career Aspirations ◽  
Career Ladder ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Occupational Preferences ◽  
Theory Of Work Adjustment ◽  
Vocational Preferences ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Career Preferences

Vocational psychology carts away the vocational behavior regarding the occupational preferences of every individual, which commences at the period of adolescence. These occupational or vocational preferences are shaped or crystallized through career guidance and theories, which further help an adolescent to climb the career ladder towards achieving career aspirations and success. This research article, focuses mainly on five theories, self-concept development theory, valence-instrumentality-expectancy theory, theory of work adjustment , tournament theory  and Maslow hierarchy of needs theory, which help the adolescents with the occupational preferences, assist in climbing the career ladder from growth stage to retirement stage, ultimately resulting in achieving career aspirations. Furthermore, researchers reveal the differences among these theories highlighting unique features of every theory in predicting occupational or career preferences. Researchers also draw the career onion, where every layer of the career onion depicts that every adolescent peels off each career layer (starting from the growth stage until he eventually peels off the last layer of the retirement age) to achieve career self-actualization.

Origins of Children's Career Aspirations: II. Direct Suggestions as a Method of Transmitting Occupational Preferences

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashton D. Trice ◽  
Nancy McClellan ◽  
M. Amanda Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Private Schools ◽  
Career Aspirations ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Occupational Preferences

Analysis of responses of 576 children in kindergarten and Grades 2, 4, and 6 in both public and private schools shows direct suggestions particularly from significant others are recalled increasingly frequently as children grow older. Children, however, are less likely to select suggested occupations with age. These data do not account for high aspirations of children to parental occupations.

scholarly journals Specialty Career Preferences among Final Year Medical Students at the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Job Kuteesa ◽  
Victor Musiime ◽  
Ian G. Munabi ◽  
Aloysius G. Mubuuke ◽  
Robert Opoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Makerere University ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Career Preferences

Abstract Background : Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature concerning the factors influencing specialty career preferences in our setting. We aimed to determine the specialty career preferences and the factors influencing the preferences among final year medical students in the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design with a descriptive cross-sectional study followed by a qualitative study was used. A total of 135 final year medical students in MakCHS were recruited using consecutive sampling. Self-administered questionnaires and three focus group discussions were conducted. Quantitative data was analysed in STATA version 13 (StataCorp, College Station, Tx, USA) using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression. Qualitative data was analysed in NVIVO version 12 (QRS International, Cambridge, MA) using content analysis. Results: Of 135 students 91 (67.4%) were male and their median age was 24 years (IQR: 24, 26). As a first choice, the most preferred specialty career was obstetrics and gynecology (34/135, 25.2%), followed by surgery (27/135, 20.0%), pediatrics (18/135, 13.3%) and internal medicine (17/135, 12.6%). Non-established specialties such as anesthesia and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) were not selected as a first choice by any student. Female students had 63% less odds of selecting surgical related specialties compared to males (aOR=0.37, 95%CI: 0.17-0.84) . The focus group discussions highlighted controlled lifestyle, assurance of a good life through better financial remuneration and inspirational specialists as facilitators for specialty preference. Bad experience during the clinical rotations, lack of career guidance plus perceived poor and miserable specialists were highlighted as barriers to specialty preference. Conclusion. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine are well-established disciplines, which were dominantly preferred. Females were less likely to select surgical disciplines given the perceived effects on lifestyle by these disciplines for example interruption of family life. Therefore, a need to formulate career guidance and mentorship programs is required, to attract students to the neglected disciplines.

Psychological Preconditions for Personality-Oriented Training of the Cadets of Institute of Emergency of Russia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Вера Штерензон ◽  
Vera Shterenzon ◽  
С. Худякова ◽  
S. Hudyakova ◽  
А. Шпаньков ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Fire Service ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
The Individual

The article is devoted to the study of professional orientation (individual inclination to various professions) in future fire and technosphere safety specialists. Personality’s professional orientation is considered as one of the most important personal characteristic, which can be basis for effective personality-oriented training of the cadets of institute of Emergency of Russia, plays a special role in self-actualization of their personality, influences the results of personal and professional growth. Results of a research of individual inclination to various professions of cadets of the 1st course at the beginning of their training at the Ural State Fire Service Institute of EMERCOM of Russia are presented in the article. In this research there were established significant differences in the structure of the individual professional orientation among cadets-boys and cadets-girls, displayed the inexpediency of their joint training in the identical educational programs, marked the role of professional orientation monitoring in organization of personality-oriented training, extracurricular self-dependent work, continuous multi-stage career guidance.

scholarly journals A Theory for Everything? Is a Knowledge of Career Development Theory Necessary to Understand Career Decision Making?

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Informed Choice ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Past Experiences

Career decisions are complex ones. Whether clients plan their career in a systematic way, carefully considering their options and making an informed choice or build their careers their own way seizing opportunities, taking chances and profiting from chance and serendipity, career guidance professionals need a least a cursory knowledge of career development theory to adequately understand these decisions. As practitioners, we do not work with homogenised groups, we work with individuals with varying levels of internal and external constraints on career choice. Career decisions are not always made in a considered and informed way. Evidence from Brimrose (2006) suggest that only 25% of the population use a strategic or rational approach to career decision making. In fact, Gladwell (2005) suggests intuitive decision making may be more effective. As Mitchell (2003) attests careers are seldom planned but are often developed by being aware of and acting on the landmarks that appear on the way (Mitchell, 2003, p.4). This dichotomy has led to certain amount of ambivalence to career theory from practitioners. Kidd, et al, (1994) found that practitioners were virtually unanimous in their dismissal of the value of theories of guidanceit was frequently described as airy-fairy or wooly (Kidd, et al, 1994, p.391). Closs (2001) argues that practitioners should focus on meeting the needs of clients and not concern themselves with theory. While development theory can attempt to explain the past experiences, quantifying chance and clients ability to profit from it, is more difficult. However, an understanding of career development theory can help us adapt our professional practice to individual need.

scholarly journals Career Development in Children (Childhood): Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Heppi Sasmita Aprinal ◽  
A Muri Yusuf ◽  
Mega Iswari ◽  
Afdal Afdal
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Developmental Tasks ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Guidance Teacher

Career development is one of the long developments in the life span experienced by individuals that lead to self-actualization as the pinnacle of successful career development. Career involves the stages of individual development in achieving and completing from one stage to the next. The success of completing developmental tasks from existing developmental stages determines the individual's success in fulfilling developmental tasks at higher stages. Therefore, career guidance is very much needed in childhood so that the career path is more focused and in this case, of course, the counseling guidance teacher plays an important role in directing and mentoring students who are in such an educational institution.

Specialty career preferences among final year medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda: A mixed methods study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Job Kuteesa ◽  
Victor Musiime ◽  
Ian G. Munabi ◽  
Aloysius G. Mubuuke ◽  
Robert Opoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Makerere University ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Career Preferences

Abstract Background: Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature concerning the factors influencing specialty career preferences. We aimed to determine the specialty career preferences and the factors influencing the preferences among fifth year medical students in the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design with a descriptive cross-sectional study followed by a qualitative study was used. A total of 135 final year medical students in MakCHS were recruited using consecutive sampling. Self-administered questionnaires and three focus group discussions were conducted. Quantitative data was analysed in STATA version 13 (StataCorp, College Station, Tx, USA) using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression. Qualitative data was analysed in NVIVO version 12 (QRS International, Cambridge, MA) using content analysis.Results: Of 135 students 91 (67.4%) were male and their median age was 24 years (IQR: 24, 26). As a first choice, the most preferred specialty career was obstetrics and gynecology (34/135, 25.2%), followed by surgery (27/135, 20.0%), pediatrics (18/135, 13.3%) and internal medicine (17/135, 12.6%). Non-established specialties such as anesthesia and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) were not selected as a first choice by any student. Female students had 63% less odds of selecting surgical related specialties compared to males (aOR=0.37, 95%CI: 0.17-0.84). The focus group discussions highlighted controlled lifestyle, assurance of a good life through better financial remuneration and inspirational specialists as facilitators for specialty preference. Bad experience during the clinical rotations, lack of career guidance plus perceived poor and miserable specialists were highlighted as barriers to specialty preference.Conclusion. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine are well-established disciplines, which were dominantly preferred. Females were less likely to select surgical disciplines as a career choice. Therefore, there is a need to implement or establish career guidance and mentorship programs to attract students to the neglected disciplines.

scholarly journals Specialty career preferences among final year medical students at Makerere University College of health sciences, Uganda: a mixed methods study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Job Kuteesa ◽  
Victor Musiime ◽  
Ian G. Munabi ◽  
Aloysius G. Mubuuke ◽  
Robert Opoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Makerere University ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Career Preferences

Abstract Background Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature concerning the factors influencing specialty career preferences. We aimed to determine the specialty career preferences and the factors influencing the preferences among fifth year medical students in the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Methods A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design with a descriptive cross-sectional study followed by a qualitative study was used. A total of 135 final year medical students in MakCHS were recruited using consecutive sampling. Self-administered questionnaires and three focus group discussions were conducted. Quantitative data was analysed in STATA version 13 (StataCorp, College Station, Tx, USA) using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression. Qualitative data was analysed in NVIVO version 12 (QRS International, Cambridge, MA) using content analysis. Results Of 135 students 91 (67.4%) were male and their median age was 24 years (IQR: 24, 26). As a first choice, the most preferred specialty career was obstetrics and gynecology (34/135, 25.2%), followed by surgery (27/135, 20.0%), pediatrics (18/135, 13.3%) and internal medicine (17/135, 12.6%). Non-established specialties such as anesthesia and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) were not selected as a first choice by any student. Female students had 63% less odds of selecting surgical related specialties compared to males (aOR = 0.37, 95%CI: 0.17–0.84). The focus group discussions highlighted controlled lifestyle, assurance of a good life through better financial remuneration and inspirational specialists as facilitators for specialty preference. Bad experience during the clinical rotations, lack of career guidance plus perceived poor and miserable specialists were highlighted as barriers to specialty preference. Conclusion Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine are well-established disciplines, which were dominantly preferred. Females were less likely to select surgical disciplines as a career choice. Therefore, there is a need to implement or establish career guidance and mentorship programs to attract students to the neglected disciplines.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM PRONENESS AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORK VALUES

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Vodanovich ◽  
Chris Weddle ◽  
Chris Piotrowski
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
External Work ◽  
Internal Work ◽  
Vocational Preferences ◽  
Boredom Proneness ◽  
Work Value ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Motivation Strategies

Undergraduate students (N = 111) completed the Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS) and the Survey of Work Values (SWV) as part of a study examining vocational preferences. The results indicated that individuals with high boredom proneness scores possessed significantly greater external work value scores, whereas those low in boredom proneness had significantly higher internal work values. The results are discussed in terms of their importance for career guidance, selection, and motivation strategies.

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