THE FEATURES OF CAREER CHOICE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
- VernacularTitle: АХЛАХ АНГИЙН СУРАГЧДЫН МЭРГЭЖИЛ СОНГОЛТЫН ОНЦЛОГЫГ СУДАЛСАН ДҮНГЭЭС
- Author:
Bolormaa B
1
;
Oyunsuren B
;
Altangerel CH
;
Tsolmon CH
Author Information
1. School of Public health
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
career choice, gender disparity, gender stereotyping, high school children, career aspirations
- From:Innovation
2015;9(3):156-159
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
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Abstract:
A child’s career aspirations are based on a number of external factors such as ethnicity, gender, age, income, family influence and socioeconomic status. These factors are interrelated and given varying degrees of importance culturally, for example, in the UK, white British parents tend to have high aspirations for their daughters whereas, in Pakistani and Bangladeshi families, daughters are expected to marry, not excel in their education or career. High school students of secondary education in terms of gender, 34432 studentsenrolled in high school who are studying in 46.47% of men and women are 53.52% of the high school, there are changes in the gender disparity. This study is conducted due to Millennium Development Goal 3 is to eliminate gender disparity in education by 2015. This study was conducted among General Education School students of Ulaanbaatar city in 2015. Three hundred twenty four school students participated in this study. The cross sectional study was conducted with 294 high school students.Thirty high school students participated in focus group interview. This study was used qualitative and quantities design.Of the respondents, 47.6% were male and 52.4% female. 79.3% of high school students have chosen a career and 20.7% of high school students have not chosen yet. We are evaluated in career choice with a focus on a gender issue. P = 0.0001 whether there are statistically significant and career choice have different in men and women gender.In this study, 20.7 percent of high school students do not choose career due to a lack of information,do not give the professional advice from the school for them. Thus, schools need to introduce if possible considering the foreign experience, lesson of career choice is reflected in the school curriculum.
