scholarly journals Which factors shape the intention of secondary school students in Serbia to pursue entrepreneurship?

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-181
Author(s):  
Slavica Sevkusic ◽  
Ljubomir Stojanovic ◽  
Radmila Simijonovic
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Entrepreneurial Experience ◽  
Personal Initiative

In spite of numerous initiatives for promoting entrepreneurship in Serbia and the endeavours to encourage young people through education to think as entrepreneurs and start their own business, there are almost no papers in our psychological and educational literature that deal with this topic. Starting from Eisen?s theory of entrepreneurial behaviour as planned and intentional, we conducted a research with the aim of determining the factors which influence the intention of young people in Serbia to choose entrepreneurship as a career option. The focus in the research was on the following factors: personal initiative, entrepreneurial experience (close persons as entrepreneurial role models) and entrepreneurship education. Additionally, the role of gender, school achievement and parental education was analysed, as well as the role of perceiving the socioeconomic context in which young people live. The sample was convenient and comprised 222 fourth-grade students from two schools of economics and three grammar schools in Serbia. Robitschek?s scale (PGISS-II) was used for measuring personal initiative, while other instruments were constructed for the purposes of the research. The used statistical procedures included descriptive statistics, Chi-square, t-test, Pearson?s coefficient of linear correlation, as well as standard multiple regression analysis. The results indicate that the personal growth initiative, entrepreneurial experience (especially parents who are entrepreneurs) and the perception of the context in which young people live are the most important factors for forming an entrepreneurial intention in secondary school students in Serbia. The obtained findings are discussed, first and foremost, in the context of implications for entrepreneurship education in which the desirable educational strategies refer to encouraging student initiative and engaging successful entrepreneurs in teaching as mentors.

scholarly journals The Conditions and Prospects for the Development of Personal Entrepreneurship Education Among the Young

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henryk Bieniok
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Core ◽  
Teaching Programs

The aim of the paper is to define the core, the elements and the meaning of personal entrepreneurship (resourcefulness), describe its level among the young in Poland on the basis of sociological surveys (interviews, questionnaires and group discussions with secondary school students), analyse and assess educational programs for personal entrepreneurship in the light of the expectations of secondary school and university students, as well as design education for personal entrepreneurship. Numerous observations of young people in different life situations show that they are not a symbol of a high of personal entrepreneurship. There are many reasons for this including inadequate teaching programs, overuse of electronic devices and the overprotection of their parents. The latter makes young people unmotivated to achieve anything because they can instantly get all they need. In the paper, it is assumed that a fundamental background of entrepreneurship, including in economic, organisational, societal, political and other spheres, must be personal entrepreneurship (resourcefulness). Because in Polish schools and universities this is not taught, the author has presented a personal entrepreneurship education program.

scholarly journals The Role of Teachers in Career Guidance of Students at Secondary Level in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
Dr. Alamzeb ◽  
Arshad Ali ◽  
Atta Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Subject Selection ◽  
School Career ◽  
Role Of Teachers

Secondary education decides students' career paths, and teachers at this level play an important role in students' career guidance by assisting them in subject selection and providing career knowledge. Given the importance of teachers in secondary school students' career guidance, the study looked into the role of secondary school teachers in secondary school students' career guidance. The study's goals were to determine the role of teachers in secondary school career guidance and to suggest strategies for secondary school students' career guidance. The study population was 3,247 high-school students from the Swat district, with a sample of 346 students chosen using simple random sampling for data collection. The information was gathered using a self-made questionnaire and evaluated using mean ratings, standard deviation, and the chi-square test. They discovered that teachers play an important role in secondary school career guidance because they serve as role models for students, identify students' career aspirations and abilities, assist in the integration of students' aspirations and potentials, assist in the subject selection, provide career guidance, identify potential careers, and provide career information and requirements. The study also suggested that teachers' capacity for providing career guidance at the secondary level be developed and the inclusion of career guidance subjects at the secondary level.  

The Relationship Between the Secondary School Students' Depression States and Their Feelings of Guilt and Shame

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurten Sargin
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Education Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractAdolescence is believed to be a highly problematic period when depression is prevalent. This study aims to investigate the relationship between adolescents' depression states and their feelings of guilt and shame in respect to gender, age, school performance and parental education levels. The participants consisted of 187 teenagers; 88 (47.1%) girls and 99 (52.9%) boys. Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), the Guilt and Shame Scale (GES, Şahin), and a personal information form developed by the researcher were used as instruments. The study found a relationship between guilt and shame, that levels of depression were higher in 17-year-olds, and also that levels of depression, guilt and shame were found to be higher in girls than in boys. There was also a negative relationship seen between increased guilt and shame, and a decrease in mothers' education level.

scholarly journals The structure of interests in different artistic disciplines of secondary school students

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-202
Author(s):  
Irena Ristic ◽  
Bojana Skorc
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Type ◽  
Grammar School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Multifactor Analysis ◽  
School Period

The paper deals with the degree of development of interest in arts in young people, and the justifiability of the current tendency of revision and abbreviation of the art curricula in schools. The research is focused on the structure of interests in various artistic disciplines in secondary school students, and the aim is to determine whether the degree of students? interest depends on the school type, gender and previous experience. The research was conducted on the sample of 555 students from 111 schools, who filled out the questionnaire during one school period. The data were processed by multifactor analysis of variance. There was a higher degree of interest in video and performing arts, which are not present enough in students? surroundings. The girls showed a higher degree of interest in all disciplines, as well as grammar school students compared to their peers from vocational schools. It was shown that the higher the number of programmes attended, the higher the interest in all forms of art. Young people who were completely inactive showed interest in video arts, which serves as an important guideline in the process of moving and socialising them. The results confirm that youth?s interests and needs are discrepant with what is offered to them. It is necessary to introduce various artistic contents as parts of the curriculum, which would make school an integral part of their life, the part that directly influences the development of creativity and increases responsible participation in the society.

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