Students' views on the professional career opportunities
2014
Jurgena, I., Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (Latvia) | Gedrovics, J., Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (Latvia) | Cedere, D., Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (Latvia)
Along with the process of individual’s socialization, the choice of a particular profession is becoming increasingly important. A lot of experts in the field of career choice point out that changes in the labour market, unemployment and the constantly increasing amount o f information on various professions and the ways o f acquiring education lead to confusion, uncertainty and misinformation among young people. The present article comprises the summary of the results obtained in on e section of the international comparative study ROSE, which shows students’ views about their future profession. The study encompasses the time period from 2002 to 2012, its participants being the 9th and 12th form students from different Latvian schools. The results show that there can be observed certain changes in the views of the respondents concerning career development opportunities. In the 12th form group, the most important criteria in choosing a future profession mentioned by the respondents are the possibility to develop one’ s knowledge and skills, the importance and meaningfulness of the job as well as the remuneration for the work do ne. The students have partly realised that successful individuals are those who can align their individual goals with the changes taking place in the society. Young people are becoming more pragmatic, and their understanding of career opportunities is focused on self-realization in a purposeful self-development process. This feature is more pronounced in the views of the 12th form students.
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