Preference and Decision Making of Different Vocations During Adolescence
Journal Title: International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
The present study was aimed to investigate the preference of choosing a vocation and the person responsible in deciding a vocation during adolescence. The final sample of the study comprised of 588 subjects, randomly selected from 10th and intermediate classes of schools and Junior colleges in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. The subjects were within the age group of 15-17years. Among the 588 subjects, 376 were boys and 212 were girls. To gather the data Vocational Interest Scale (VIS) and Parental Aspiration Scale (PAS) were used. The obtained data was analyzed by using analysis of variance. Results revealed that majority of fathers; mothers and adolescent boys aspired vocations in the areas of modern technology followed by executive vocations. For girls, majority of fathers, mothers and girls themselves aspired vocations in the areas of science followed by vocations in the areas of artistic. It was also found that together parents and the child come to a decision regarding the future vocation.
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B. Rosy Krupa Rajitha
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