Factors Affecting High School Students' Career Preference PDF
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University of Rizal System Laboratory School
1960
Dr. Nancy T. Pascual
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This article explores factors influencing high school student career choices. The study, focusing on the University of Rizal System's Laboratory School in Morong Rizal, Philippines, examines the relationship between course preference, career preference, and occupational preference inventory (BOPI) results. Key findings include the importance of post-college job prospects in course selection, and a particular focus on student preferences within the Filipino context.
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SH1687 Additional Readings: International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) ISSN 2307-4531...
SH1687 Additional Readings: International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) ISSN 2307-4531 (Print & Online) http://gssrr.org/index.php?journal-JournalOfBasicAndApplied Factors Affecting High School Students' Career Preference: A Basis for Career Planning Program Dr. Nancy T. Pascual Abstract Unemployment rate in the country is commonly associated with the misfit graduates produced by universities and colleges and the workforce needed by different companies. The wrong choice of course taken by most of high school students adds to the unemployment and underemployment rate of newly graduate students. With this the study determined the factors affecting the fourth year high school students' career preference of University of Rizal System' Laboratory School in Morong Rizal. The relationship of the factors affecting students' preference of course to their career preference, Brainard's Occupational Preference Inventory (BOPI) results, academic achievement and their elective grades were considered. Frequency, percentage and chi-square were used as statistical treatments. The findings revealed that the availability of work after college is the first consideration of students in choosing a course in college. Most of the students prefer to take scientific related field courses or the “popular courses" for Filipinos. The least preferred courses are in the Agricultural field. The BOPI results showed that most of the student- respondents are suited to take professional courses. Students' preferred course is related to their BOPI result as well as to their father's occupation. Other factors such as mother's occupation, monthly family income, students' sibling position and students' third year general average grades are not related to the students' preferred course in college to their BOPI results. BOPI results are significantly related to the students' elective course grades. Students' career success can be best attained if proper guidance is given in choosing the right course in college-suited to students' personality, ability and intellect. Source: Dr. Nancy T. Pascual, Director, Office of Student Development Services, University of Rizal System, 1960 Philippines Email: [email protected] 12 Article Reading 1 *Property of STI Page 1 of 1
