The Assessment of Work Values And Career Elections of The Students of Hacettepe University Vocational School of Social Sciences By Non-Linear Canonical Correlation Analysis Cover Image

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinin İş Değerleri ve Kariyer Seçimlerinin Doğrusal Olmayan Kanonik Korelasyon Analizi İle Değerlendirilmesi
The Assessment of Work Values And Career Elections of The Students of Hacettepe University Vocational School of Social Sciences By Non-Linear Canonical Correlation Analysis

Author(s): Nesrin Akca, Selen Yılmaz Işıkhan
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Sakarya üniversitesi
Keywords: Career; career choice; work values; university students; non-linear canonical correlation analysis;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the factors influencing career choices of university students and to reveal whether there is a relationship between work values and career choices. In this study, relationships between the students' demographic characteristics, work values and career choices were examined. Method: As a data collection tool Super's work values inventory and Holland's career choice inventories were used. Work values are altruism, aesthetics,creativity, intellectual encouragement, success, independence, prestige,management, economic gain, safety, the environment, relationships with managers, relationships with colleagues, lifestyle, and change. Inventory of Holland's career choice is made up of six factors which are realistic, researcher,artist, social, entrepreneur and traditional. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, the seventh factor was added to study as a "bargain". A total of 34jurisdictions prepared to cover each factor was evaluated by five-point Likerttypescale.Implementation of the survey was conducted at Hacettepe University School ofSocial Sciences in 2012-2013 academic year. In this study, to elucidate therelationship between students' demographic characteristics, work values andcareer choices, Nonlinear Canonical Correlation Analysis technique was used.Findings and Result: First of all, Reliability Analysis were made for the scalesused in the work value and career choice and Cronbach's alpha values were found 0.929 and 0.882 respectively. As a result of the Sphericity Test, p valuewas found to be less than 0.05. Therefore, it is concluded that the relationshipbetween variables is in the confidence level of 95%.

  • Issue Year: 5/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-70
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Turkish