scholarly journals Career decision making among young adults in Ghanaian secondary schools using supers career choice theory as a lens

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Alunga Anovunga Alfred ◽  
N-yelbi John ◽  
Akpadago Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making

Career adaptability of South Korean engineering students

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 469-488
Author(s):  
Sunyoung Park ◽  
Su Yeong Park
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the role of mastery goal orientation, support for career development, career decision-making self-efficacy and engineering interest in career adaptability for engineering students. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 307 Korean engineering students from two universities. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data and examine the relationships among the variables. Findings The results indicated that the level of mastery of goal orientation and support for career development significantly affected career decision-making self-efficacy. Engineering students’ career decision-making self-efficacy also positively influenced their engineering interests and career adaptability. Finally, the students’ engineering interest positively affected their career adaptability. Originality/value This study demonstrated that important factors for career planning and development need to be successively considered during the career choice process by linking it to career decision-making self-efficacy, engineering interest and career adaptability (career choice action), in consecutive order.

The Role of Personality and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy in the Career Choice Commitment of College Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naitian Wang ◽  
LaRae M. Jome ◽  
Richard F. Haase ◽  
Monroe A. Bruch
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making

Relationships of Career Self-Efficacy and Personality Variables with Status of Academic and Career Choice among Arab Students

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1571-1582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikhlas A. Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Nontraditional Occupations ◽  
Efficacy Expectations ◽  
The Status ◽  
Vocational Indecision ◽  
Occupational Preference

The present study was done to explore the predictive utility of self-efficacy expectations in career decision-making, vocational indecision, occupational preference and self-efficacy expectations, external orientation and instrumentality in the status of academic and career choice. A set of questionnaires was administered to 95 Qatari men, 145 Qatari women, and 89 Kuwaiti women and each sample was examined separately. Analysis indicated that, compared with women, men had higher mean preference and self-efficacy expectations regarding nontraditional occupations and they had lower preference and self-efficacy expectations regarding traditional occupations. Also, students who had decided on an academic major or career, compared with those who had made tentative decisions and the undecided, had higher scores on self-efficacy expectations in career decision-making, occupational self-efficacy expectations, and instrumentality, and lower scores on vocational indecision and external orientation. Results and implications are discussed in the context of the Arabian environment.

scholarly journals Analysis of Social Influences in the Transition of Czech Students Between Educational Levels and to the Labour Market

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
Petr Hlaďo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Upper Secondary Schools

Abstract The paper deals with the transition of Czech students of lower secondary schools (ISCED 2A) and vocationally oriented upper secondary schools (ISCED 3A and 3C) between educational levels and to the labour market. The theoretical introduction describes the specifics of career decision making of Czech pupils and synthesizes some important empirical findings on social influences on this decision. The core lies in a survey designed by the National Institute of Education, School Counselling Centre and Centre for Further Education of Teachers. The instrument of data collection was questionnaires for students of final years of lower secondary and upper secondary schools. Data collection took place in 2011 at 40 lower secondary (n=779) and 20 vocationally oriented upper secondary schools (n=442). The paper compares the views of these groups of respondents on student’s autonomy in the choice of further education and occupation, and social influences on students’ career decision-making.

scholarly journals In Pursuit of Careers in the Professoriate or Beyond the Professoriate: What Matters to Doctoral Students When Making a Career Choice?

10.28945/4652 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 615-635
Author(s):  
Gaeun Seo ◽  
HeyJin T Yeo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Career Support

Aim/Purpose: This qualitative study was conducted to illuminate the under-researched aspect of doctoral students’ career decision-making by examining their internal cognitive processes based on the Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory. Specifically, this study compared doctoral students’ career decision-making from two career groups, those pursuing the professoriate versus those pursuing careers beyond the professoriate. Background: Due to PhD workforce supply-demand imbalances in academic job markets and to a growing interest in careers outside academia around the world, an increasing number of doctoral recipients have pursued careers beyond the professoriate, which are considered non-traditional career paths in doctoral education. While a growing number of studies have investigated these changing trends, it remains limited to fully capture more introspective domains of the career choice processes. Given that the career decision-making experience is highly individualized, it is critical to explore doctorate students’ own narratives about career decision-making. Methodology: Individual structured interviews were conducted with 30 doctoral students from a public research-oriented university in the United States. Employing Directed Content Analysis, two researchers developed the initial coding categories based on the guiding theory, CIP theory, and deductively analyzed the data to identify emerging major themes. Contribution: Findings from the study highlight the core factors that influence doctoral students’ career choices across fields, which allows developing centralized career resources and support systems at the institutional level. Specifically, findings pointed to different approaches for doctoral students to (re-)assess their career choice while providing implications for institutions, academic departments, and individual stakeholders such as faculty advisor and doctoral students, to develop systematic career support in this changing academic job market. Findings: Data analysis uncovered three core factors impacting doctoral students’ career decision making, which are (1) roles of the first-hand experience in career confirmation/shift; (2) dissimilar career readiness status by group; and (3) impact of personal career values. Recommendations for Practitioners: Both institutions and academic departments could reassess the culture and value of career development and refine co-curricular activities to offer adequate professional development opportunities in doctoral training to develop career support systems aligned with students’ diversified career needs and interests. As time and first-hand experiences are identified as critical factors facilitating their career progress, doctoral students may want to proactively seek diverse opportunities to gain first-hand experience in and outside campus. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers could continue similar research in other universities and countries where similar concerns exist. These studies would help fully clarify common influential factors on career choices of doctoral students across fields. Impact on Society: Considering the realities of doctoral students’ diversified career interests and career outcomes, institutes of higher education should make intentional efforts to broaden the definition of “successful” PhD career outcomes, which ultimately helps break the prevailing myth that doctoral students or recipients who pursue careers beyond the professoriate, called nontraditional or alternative career paths, are considered as failures or incompetent. Future Research: Future research should consider examining diverse doctoral student populations such as early-stage doctoral students to discover additional factors influencing their career decision-making. The authors also recommend cross-cultural studies in other countries where similar career concerns exist, such as the U.K. and the Netherlands, to develop a more comprehensive understanding of how doctoral students’ career decisions are made.

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