Students' Educational Preferences And Occupational Aspirations
Educational preferences and occupational aspirations of students from three educational stages were investigated. Quantitative data were collected from three samples of approximately 500 students each: form five students in the states of Kedah (excluding Pulau Langkawi) and Penang; first year stu...
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| description | Educational preferences and occupational aspirations of students from three
educational stages were investigated. Quantitative data were collected from three
samples of approximately 500 students each: form five students in the states of Kedah
(excluding Pulau Langkawi) and Penang; first year students in Universiti Sains
Malaysia (USM, excluding Kubang Krian branch); and final year students in USM
(excluding Kubang Krian branch). Two samples of 15 first year and 15 final year USM
students were drawn for qualitative data collection. Quantitative and qualitative data
analyses were used to determine factors that influence students' educational
preferences and occupational aspirations. The process of making occupational choices
spans over many years. Students' educational preferences and occupational
aspirations have a reciprocal relationship with one another. The process of
occupational choice for students who are in their late adolescence and early adulthood
can be divided into four stages: during secondary school; while applying for a
bachelor's degree programme; when accepting and enrolling in a bachelor's degree
programme; and, prior to the completion of a bachelor's degree programme. The three
most important variables influencing students' occupational aspirations found from the
quantitative data analysis are students' results, father's education and father's
occupation. Other than these variables, gender, ethnicity and mother's education show some influence on students' occupational aspirations. Students' results, father's
occupation, father's education and mother's education show influence on students'
educational preferences. The analysis of qualitative data on the other hand, yielded
results of students, parents' expectations, interests and job opportunity as some of the
factors influencing students' educational preferences and occupational aspirations.
These four factors were the most common factors mentioned by the first and final year
students when interviewed. |
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| spelling | usm-558602022-12-01T07:52:22Z http://eprints.usm.my/55860/ Students' Educational Preferences And Occupational Aspirations Karupiah, Premalatha H1-99 Social sciences (General) Educational preferences and occupational aspirations of students from three educational stages were investigated. Quantitative data were collected from three samples of approximately 500 students each: form five students in the states of Kedah (excluding Pulau Langkawi) and Penang; first year students in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM, excluding Kubang Krian branch); and final year students in USM (excluding Kubang Krian branch). Two samples of 15 first year and 15 final year USM students were drawn for qualitative data collection. Quantitative and qualitative data analyses were used to determine factors that influence students' educational preferences and occupational aspirations. The process of making occupational choices spans over many years. Students' educational preferences and occupational aspirations have a reciprocal relationship with one another. The process of occupational choice for students who are in their late adolescence and early adulthood can be divided into four stages: during secondary school; while applying for a bachelor's degree programme; when accepting and enrolling in a bachelor's degree programme; and, prior to the completion of a bachelor's degree programme. The three most important variables influencing students' occupational aspirations found from the quantitative data analysis are students' results, father's education and father's occupation. Other than these variables, gender, ethnicity and mother's education show some influence on students' occupational aspirations. Students' results, father's occupation, father's education and mother's education show influence on students' educational preferences. The analysis of qualitative data on the other hand, yielded results of students, parents' expectations, interests and job opportunity as some of the factors influencing students' educational preferences and occupational aspirations. These four factors were the most common factors mentioned by the first and final year students when interviewed. 2005-12 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/55860/1/00001634704.pdf Karupiah, Premalatha (2005) Students' Educational Preferences And Occupational Aspirations. PhD thesis, Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut. |
| spellingShingle | H1-99 Social sciences (General) Karupiah, Premalatha Students' Educational Preferences And Occupational Aspirations |
| title | Students' Educational Preferences And
Occupational Aspirations |
| title_full | Students' Educational Preferences And
Occupational Aspirations |
| title_fullStr | Students' Educational Preferences And
Occupational Aspirations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Students' Educational Preferences And
Occupational Aspirations |
| title_short | Students' Educational Preferences And
Occupational Aspirations |
| title_sort | students' educational preferences and
occupational aspirations |
| topic | H1-99 Social sciences (General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/55860/ http://eprints.usm.my/55860/1/00001634704.pdf |