Choice of Professional and Educational Route in High School Students with Disabilities: University Education in the Context of Motivation and Needs

The article presents the results of a questionnaire survey in the context of the idea of continuity of school and university education of persons with disabilities. 90 senior students with visual, hearing and motor impairments were the respondents of the survey. The purpose of the survey was to study the motives, preferences and needs of school graduates among disabled people, which determine the choice of their vocational and educational route. The survey reveals features of motivation for professional choice of various categories of enrollees with disabilities and its informational support; assesses the level of these enrollees needs in helping by career counselors; identifies the preferred forms of higher education by persons with disabilities; characterizes the needs of people with disabilities in special equipment and services in obtaining higher education, as well as in adaptation of educational programs in the university. The resulting practical-oriented conclusions concern both purpose and content of the work with disabled enrollees from among school graduates as well as approaches to the organization of higher education for persons with disabilities.

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Work-Related Skills Awareness in High-School Students with Diabilities

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.33.2.17 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 17-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Michele E. Capella ◽

Richard T. Roessler ◽

Karl M. Hemmerla

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Employment Outcomes ◽

Self Report ◽

Future Research ◽

School Students ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Work Related ◽

Expert Ratings

This study investigated the work-related skills awareness levels of high school students with disabilities by comparing expert ratings and student self-report ratings. This issue is considered important because (a) evidence indicates that lack of awareness is associated with poor employment outcomes and (b) young persons with disabilities are known to experience employment difficulties. Substantial deficits in awareness were found, with the majority of students overestimating their abilities, as hypothesized. In addition, students perceived by adult raters as having greater employability assets tended to be more accurate in their work-related skills awareness. Suggestions for interventions and future research needed in this area are included.

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The tension of elite vs . massified higher education systems: how prospective students perceive public and private universities in Kenya

London Review of Education ◽

10.1080/14748460802700579 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Moses Oketch

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

High School Students ◽

Private Universities ◽

University Education ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Prospective Students ◽

School Students ◽

Public And Private ◽

Random Samples ◽

Acceptable Quality

This article examines how recent changes, leading to a diversified supply in Kenya's university education system, is reflected in prospective students' aspirations, perceptions and preferences to undertake university education. The results, based on a combination of a convenience and snowball sampling of settings, within which random samples of final year high school students were selected, reveal that aspiration to undertake university education is high among all social groups, and that state universities are preferred by a majority of the students in spite of the rapid growth in the number of private universities of acceptable quality. By examining the aspirations of students and college choice, the paper engages the debates around elite vs . massified higher education in Kenya's context.

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FEIRA DE CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS DE MONTE CARMELO: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA DE UM PROJETO DE EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA COM ALUNOS DO ENSINO MÉDIO

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA ◽

10.24317/2358-0399.2017v8i3.6806 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 185 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eliza Vieira Davi ◽

Livia Mendonça De Aguiar ◽

Carla Cristine Neves Mamede

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Selection Process ◽

School Students ◽

Career Selection ◽

Academic Knowledge ◽

Extension Activity ◽

The University ◽

Forest Engineering

O Ensino Médio é uma fase em que os estudantes lidam com as expectativas sobre o futuro e ingresso ao Ensino Superior. Assim, atividades extensionistas sobre o tema são importantes para auxiliá-los na escolha profissional. O objetivo deste trabalho foi relatar a realização da Feira de Ciências Agrárias de Monte Carmelo e apresentar seu impacto diante dos estudantes participantes. A Feira foi um evento de extensão que trouxe os estudantes do Ensino Médio para a universidade e promoveu palestras com temas relacionados à Educação Superior e aos cursos de Agronomia e Engenharia Florestal, visitas aos laboratórios e atividades práticas. Ao final do evento, os participantes responderam um questionário sobre seu aprendizado e o quanto a Feira foi capaz de ajudá-los na escolha profissional. Os resultados mostraram que 43,5% dos estudantes participaram da Feira porque queriam adquirir conhecimentos sobre Ciências Agrárias, pois pretendiam seguir uma carreira desta área de conhecimento. Além disso, 58% dos alunos disseram que nunca participaram de evento semelhante devido à falta de oferta desse tipo de atividade. Além disso, 93% dos participantes consideraram que a Feira os ajudou na decisão da escolha profissional. Por fim, cerca de 70% deles se interessaram em fazer Agronomia, enquanto 17% afirmaram que fariam Engenharia Florestal. A realização de atividades extensionistas como esta proporciona uma aproximação entre a universidade e a comunidade escolar, permitindo que as instituições divulguem conhecimento acadêmico e busquem despertar nos jovens a vontade de ingressar no Ensino Superior. Palavras-chave: Atividade Extensionista, Relação Instituição-Comunidade, Escolha Profissional Monte Carmelo Agrarian Sciences Fair: experience report on a university extension project with high school students Abstract: High School is a period in which students deal with their expectations concerning the future, and the university entrance. Thus, extension activities on the subject are important for their career selection process. This paper aimed at reporting Monte Carmelo Agricultural Sciences Fair and its impact on the participants. The Fair was an extension event that brought high school students to the university and promoted lectures on themes related to Higher Education, Agronomy and Forest Engineering courses, laboratory tours and practical activities. At the end of the event, the participants answered a questionnaire on what they had learned, and how helpful the Fair was in their career selection process. According to the results, 43.5% of the students took part in the event in order to acquire knowledge on Agrarian Sciences, due to their future plans to pursue this career. In addition, 58% of the students claimed they had never participated in a similar event due to the lack of offer of this type of activity. Moreover, 93% of the participants claimed that the Fair was helpful in the career selection process. Finally, approximately 70% of them developed an interest in studying Agronomy, while 17% said they would study Forest Engineering. The fulfillment of such activities brings the University and the school community together, allowing the institutions to disseminate academic knowledge, and to attempt to arouse in the youngsters the desire to pursue Higher Education. Keywords: Extension Activity, Institution-Community Relation, Career Selection Feria de Ciencias Agrarias de Monte Carmelo: relato de experiencia de un proyecto de extensión universitaria con alumnos de la escuela secundaria Resumen: La Escuela Secundaria es una fase en la que los estudiantes tratan con expectativas sobre el futuro y acceso a la Enseñanza Superior. Así actividades extensionistas sobre el tema son importantes para ayudarlos en la elección profesional. El objetivo de este trabajo fue detallar la realización de la Feria de Ciencias Agrarias de Monte Carmelo y presentar su impacto ante los estudiantes. La Feria fue un evento de extensión que trajo los estudiantes de la Escuela Secundaria hacia la universidad y promovió conferencias con temas relacionados a los cursos de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, visitas a los laboratorios y actividades prácticas. Al final del evento, los participantes respondieron un cuestionario sobre su aprendizaje y a respecto de cómo la Feria fue capaz de ayudarlos a elegir su profesión. Los resultados mostraron que 43,5% de los estudiantes participaron de la Feria porque querían adquirir conocimientos sobre Ciencias Agrarias. Además, 58% de los alumnos dijeron que nunca habían participado en evento similar debido a la falta de oferta de ese tipo de actividad. Otro dato mostró que 93% consideraron que la Feria los ayudó a tomar uma decisión al elegir su profesión. Por último, aproximadamente 70% de ellos se interesaron por la carrera de Agronomía, mientras que 17% afirmaron que estudiarían Ingeniería Forestal. La realización de actividades como esta proporciona una aproximación entre la Universidad y la comunidad escolar, permitiendo que las instituciones divulguen conocimiento académico y busquen despertar en los jóvenes el deseo de entrar en la Universidad. Palabras-clave: Actividades Extensionistas, Relación Institución-Comunidad, Elección Profesional

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Políticas de educación superior en países del Cono Sur

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina ◽

10.15446/revfacmed.v63n3sup.49329 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 63 (3Sup) ◽

pp. 33-40

Author(s):

Pamela Tejeda-Cerda ◽

Aleida Fernández-Moreno

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Southern Cone ◽

Educación Superior ◽

Institutional Policies ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

La Plata ◽

Educacion Superior ◽

Santiago De Chile ◽

The University

ResumenAntecedentes.Para esta investigación se revisaron, como antecedentes, las políticas educativas nacionales de los países del Cono Sur y posteriormente se compararon las políticas institucionales de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina), la Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Chile) y la Universidad de La República (Uruguay).Objetivo.Caracterizar e interpretar las políticas de educación superior en Argentina, Chile y Uruguay, determinando factores que promueven o restringen una educación universitaria inclusiva para los estudiantes con discapacidad.Materiales y métodos.Estudio cualitativo a partir de fuentes documentales. Desde una perspectiva comparada, se exploraron las leyes nacionales y las normativas universitarias que nutrieron las categorías y matrices para el análisis político de la información.Resultados.Se encontraron diferentes enfoques políticos: Argentina con una postura de enfoque de derechos, Chile desde un enfoque biomédico y diferencial, y Uruguay con un enfoque social de la discapacidad.Conclusiones.Argentina lidera en la carrera para lograr una política de educación superior inclusiva; tanto en Chile como Uruguay hay cambios en sus políticas institucionales, sin embargo aún presentan limitaciones; en Chile los procesos de acceso están restringidos por altos costos y dificultades de financiamiento.La desigualdad social y económica en Latinoamérica afecta particularmente a los estudiantes con discapacidad. Si bien existe un marco jurídico que resguarda la educación, las realidades de los países del Cono Sur difieren en los procesos de acceso, permanencia y egreso de estos estudiantes.Palabras claves: Personas con discapacidad; Educación superior; Políticas públicas (DeCS). SummaryBackgroundNational education policies of the Southern Cone countries were reviewed as a background for this research. Later on, institutional policies of the National University of La Plata (Argentina), the University of Santiago de Chile (Chile), and the University of the Republic (Uruguay) were compared.ObjectiveTo typify and construe the policies of higher education by assessing factors that promote or restrict an inclusive higher education for students with disabilities in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.Materials and methodsThis is a qualitative study based on documentary sources. From a comparative perspective, national laws and university regulations which nurtured the categories and matrices for political analysis of information were explored.ResultsDifferent political approaches emerged: a stance on rights by Argentina, a biomedical and differentiated approach by Chile, and a social approach to disability by Uruguay.ConclusionsArgentina leads the way for a policy of inclusive higher education. In both, Chile and Uruguay, there are changes in their institutional policies, however, they still show limitations. Access processes in Chile are constrained because of high costs and financing difficulties.Students with disabilities are particularly affected by social and economic inequality in Latin America. Although there is a legal framework that protects education, realities of the Southern Cone countries differ in the processes of access, retention and graduation of these students.Keywords: Disabled Persons; Persons with disabilities; Higher education; Public policy

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Recommendation system for selecting universities in Indonesia using Google Maps API services

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201819703013 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 197 ◽

pp. 03013

Author(s):

Aldy Rialdy Atmadja

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

High School Students ◽

Recommendation System ◽

Education Level ◽

School Students ◽

Google Maps ◽

Searching Method ◽

The University ◽

Senior High School Students

University is the highest education level to be achieved by many people in Indonesia. Finding information about universities is often required by Senior High School students to continue their studies. This information contains the university name, location and the quality of the majors. Distance is one of the factors that becomes the consideration for many people to pursue the higher education. Thus, the use of supporting technology to search the nearest campus will be needed by these students. The purpose of this research is to design the system that can facilitate the students in Indonesia in choosing the nearest university based on majors, accreditation, city, and province. The searching method to get the nearest location is also done by Google Maps API Service. The amount of data to be used in this research are from DIKTI that include list of universities and majors in Indonesia. The results of this study expect the college recommendation can be used as a reference for students in choosing college at college.

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STUDY ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY IN TRAINING AND LIFELONG LEARNING OF THE HIGH SCHOOL’S GRADUATES

Annals of Spiru Haret University Economic Series ◽

10.26458/1837 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 97-106

Author(s):

Iulia PARVU ◽

Iulia GRECU ◽

Paula-Cornelia MITRAN ◽

Gheorghe GRECU

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

High School ◽

High Pressure ◽

High School Students ◽

Vertical Integration ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Business Environment ◽

School Students ◽

Education Services ◽

The University

The nowadays continuously expansion of the market for higher education services puts a high pressure on the management of such institutions. Universities are trying to keep their position on the market by applying theories and practices that have traditionally been used by the business environment. This paper proposes to adapt such a practice to higher education institutions. This is the strategy of backward vertical integration. We understand this by highlighting the possibilities that higher education institutions have to take over some of the activities carried out in high schools. Starting from the experience of a project to whose implementation the authors participated, the paper describes how the counseling and vocational guidance activities addressed to high school students can be carried out by the higher education institutions.

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Technique for Measuring Vocational Interests and Inclinations in High-School Students with Disabilities

Psychological Science and Education ◽

10.17759/pse.2018230206 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 50-58

Author(s):

A.A. Bikbulatova ◽

A.V. Karplyuk ◽

G.N. Parshin ◽

D.A. Dzhafar-Zade ◽

A.G. Serebryakov

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Career Guidance ◽

Modern Society ◽

Vocational Interests ◽

School Students ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Main Research ◽

Training Support

The paper presents a specially developed technique for professional orientation in persons with disabilities, outlines determinants affecting the main research variables, and offers some methodological tips on the use of the technique basing on the most significant research data. Providing career guidance to people with disabilities is a priority task as professional self-determination and work socialization are extremely important for the disabled in modern society. The paper describes a process of developing a new methodology for measuring quantitative and qualitative features of vocational interests in high school students with disabilities. The recommendations provided focus on how to arrange effective analytic work aimed at rendering optimal training support to students of 11th classes with different types of disabilities.

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Game As Major Introducing Media To OPT For College

SISFORMA ◽

10.24167/sisforma.v4i1.1043 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 23

Author(s):

Inggrit Swastini Dewi

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Aptitude Test ◽

School Students ◽

Holland's Theory ◽

Game Players ◽

The Right ◽

The University ◽

Personal Interests

Today's development requires people to have higher education and expertise in a particular field. Because of that, many universities or colleges are beginning to open new majors to suit the increasingly growing and diverse interests. However, the increasing number of majors could make it difficult for many high school students in determining the university or colleges and department they should take. A lack of understanding of their own personal interests and talents, as well as information about said universities or colleges and majors also add to the difficulty of choosing.Therefore, an interesting and simple media to help students to know their potential, provide information about the majors according to their interests, and help them determine the right path is needed.The concept of this major introducing game is based on sources such as interviews with interviewees and questionnaires. In the game, players can find out their interests, talents and appropriate majors, as well as courses and professions related to those majors. Aptitude test in this game is based on Holland’s Theory.

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MOTIVATION ATTITUDES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION AT THE SOUTH – WEST UNIVERSITY “NEOFIT RILSKI”

Knowledge International Journal ◽

10.35120/kij31061881y ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (6) ◽

pp. 1881-1886

Author(s):

Elka Yanakieva ◽

Nikolay Tsankov

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Educational Process ◽

University Education ◽

Survival Strategies ◽

School Students ◽

Economic Changes ◽

Personal Attitude ◽

South West ◽

The University

In the modern conditions of market economy development, the world of professions depends on technological and cultural globalization, hyper competition, widespread use of the latest state-of-the-art technologies and considerable growth of the realm of intellectual labour. The gap between educated and non-educated people is also growing fast, the popularity of professions essential for society is diminishing, and some have already disappeared. The determining factors for successful personal professional realization become increasingly complex. This trend is more visible and contradictory in the local social and economic spaces. The real situation of the regional labour market does not guarantee a permanent job, and severely limits the opportunity for jobs that match individual qualifications. These conditions threaten to narrow the range of options regarding the choice of a university and an academic concentration, and orientates people towards survival strategies (supporting realization in the home town and domination of social models of behavior). In this sense there is an actual need of a complex examination of all the factors and conditions influencing the life choices of university applicants, of the dynamics of their planning strategies and self-determination (as an orientation towards a university or profession), which is considered essential for the development of efficient university policies with a view to attracting students and modernizing the educational process. For a long period of time career orientation problems have been seen as consequences of career consulting and social and psychological diagnostics, underestimating the subjectivity factor in prospective students. All the abovementioned aspects urge us to examine the life strategies of high school students related to their choice of university education as part of their career development within the context of significant social and economic changes. The research discussed herein focuses on the motivation attitudes of students to continue their study at South- West University. A survey has been conducted to reveal the content of the three basic reactions that come with the attitudes – 1. Cognitive reactions or beliefs, reflecting their knowledge of the university and the personal perceptions of it; 2. Affective reactions connected to the evaluation of the university, its social and economic environment, the emotional attitude of students. 3. Conative reactions revealing students’ intentions to continue their education, to make decisions, or highlighting certain tendencies in their development of a personal attitude towards the university. The results of the survey show that the motivation attitudes depend on the public prestige of the university, the parents’ opinion (especially those who have graduated from the same university and have a successful career), the range of academic majors on offer, and the social and economic standards.

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Psychological and pedagogical aspects of personnel training in higher inclusive education

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202017515030 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 175 ◽

pp. 15030

Author(s):

Marina Skuratovskaya

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Inclusive Education ◽

Professional Training ◽

Social Adaptation ◽

Component Structure ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Education Environment ◽

Definition Of ◽

The University

The article deals with the issue of professional training of students with disabilities in higher inclusive education. Statistical data showing the existing difficulties of obtaining higher education for disabled people are presented. The results of research on the material and technical, organizational, psychological and pedagogical conditions of accessibility of higher education for persons with disabilities are considered. The article analyzes the current pedagogical, socio-psychological and other barriers to training in higher inclusive education. The role of socio-psychological factors in the social adaptation of a disabled student in the educational space of the University is determined. Special attention is paid to psychological and pedagogical aspects of training in terms of inclusive higher education: designing integrated programmes of support for disabled students, the creation of the University rehabilitation-education environment, the definition of criteria for evaluation of universities on inclusive higher education. The article attaches great importance to the formation of an inclusive culture of an educational organization. Approaches to understanding inclusive culture presented in Russian and foreign studies are considered, and its component structure isdescribed.

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