A Research for the Determination of Factors Affecting  Individual Career Planning: A Sample of Public Schools in  Sakarya Cover Image

Bireysel Kariyer Planlamada Etkili Olan Faktörlerin Belirlenmesine Yönelik Bir Araştırma: Sakarya Devlet Okulları Örneği
A Research for the Determination of Factors Affecting Individual Career Planning: A Sample of Public Schools in Sakarya

Author(s): Fatma Büşra Polat, Kadir Ardıç, Yasemin Özdemir
Subject(s): School education, Sociology of Education
Published by: Sakarya üniversitesi
Keywords: Personal Career Planning; Career Maturity; Decision Making Strategies; Self-Efficacy; Counseling and Guidance;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the factors (self-efficacy beliefs, decision making strategies, guidance and counseling services in schools) influencing decision strategies on career choice of high school senior students and the effects of these factors on career maturity level of the students. The other purpose of the study is to identify whether counseling and guidance, career maturity level, decision making strategies and self-efficacy of students differentiate or not according to a number of demographic variables like personnel age, gender, field of education. The data required for research were collected from the students studying in 12th grade of high school in Sakarya by standardized questionnaires. The obtained data was analyzed by using SPSS. According to the findings of study,statistically significant, moderate and negative relationship was found between professional maturity and dimension of the indecision of decision strategies. Besides, statistically significant, moderate and positive relationship was found between professional maturity and logical decision strategy and self-efficacy. In addition, counseling and guidance activities and the functionality of these activities has been shown not to have a statistically significant effect on the level of professional maturity.

  • Issue Year: 4/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 29-64
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Turkish