NAVIGATING FUTURE PATHS: A STUDY ON CAREER CHOICES AND PERCEPTIONS OF SUCCESS AMONG STUDENTS FROM A TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN ALBA IULIA (ROMANIA)
NAVIGATING FUTURE PATHS: A STUDY ON CAREER CHOICES AND PERCEPTIONS OF SUCCESS AMONG STUDENTS FROM A TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN ALBA IULIA (ROMANIA)

Summary/Abstract: Selecting a career and career trajectory poses a significant and challenging endeavor for many recent graduates of secondary schools, particularly due to the limited availability of personal and professional counseling and guidance in Romanian educational institutions during high school years or the period preceding enrollment in the high school or vocational cycle. Despite county-wide events organized to showcase each school's educational offerings, there is insufficient emphasis placed on understanding the motivations behind high school graduates' choices of specific educational institutions after the admission and enrollment process. This study, conducted in a technological high school in Alba County, addresses precisely this aspect, shedding light on students' perceptions regarding life success, counseling and career guidance, and the factors they deem influential in academic and professional success. The selection of this educational unit is deliberate, as it houses the first dual vocational school in Alba County and ranks among the pioneers of such institutions in the country. The results presented in this article are derived from an extensive longitudinal study. The data showcased herein specifically pertain to the ninth-grade cohort of the academic year 2022-2023.

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