Background of the studyEducationis the passport to the future. As we get older, knowledge is being constructedbut it can never be replaced by anyone. The literacy of a person is imperativein anyone can acquire. We prevail in the Institute for us to gain more learningand shape our ability and skills.
A student is subjected to finish his/herstudies, especially with flying colours. There are plenty of reasons why astudent must finish his/her studies for there are so many places to go, food toeat and people to help. However, everybody has different perspectives on what aperson could be in the future someday. Otherwise, according to Onayase andOnayase (2009) they suggested an investigation into environmental factors suchas family background, school environment, religious institutions and peer groupbarkada’s and their influence on students’ choice of career. Opportunitymay also influence how students have perceived their future in terms of thereasonable probability of a future in particular career fields. (Thout, 1969) Choosing the legitimate career is one of thedecisive things that a student must decide and serve as his path in taking hisstep towards his career. This could be equipped to determine the success of hislife in the next stages. Through choosing a career anybody his desired job andportray his excellence in his skills that suits his capability.
On the otherhand, Philippines involve in miscellaneous crisis and one forth social issue ispoverty and its people are confronted and aware of it thus it needs passionateand determined workers in affecting an industry.InJanuary 2013, the Philippines has 7.1% deflation rate, the highest in thecountries from the Southeast Asian nations and from which are collegegraduates. (Pascual, 2014) Majority of the institutions of higher educationwasn’t being liable to produce progress that is needed to anticipate in thedemand of the present economy. Since the graduates don’t possess the essenceprescribed by the industry due to the lack of a proper guidance that must beattained to choose the appropriate courses in college to suites the person whoactively learning’s ability.
A misfit graduate is one concerning the reasonswhy our country has a tremendous unemployment rate. This could be the wrongchoice of course taken by the college students tend to improper guidance inchoosing the right course.Theauthority of institution used to find ways to lessen this problem towards oursociety; to implement a K-12 program of the academic system, specifically inthe Department of Education need to gain the accretion of graduates before theyreach the college level. Secondary School is two yearn for specialized uppersecondary education (Official Gaze, 2012) SHS is a preparation for a collegelevel to explore and plan for their postsecondary career options whereas thereare some factors that can affect and change the views of your perception insetting goals. Students may choose their specialization based on their skillsand intellect capacity this would benefit the students to ensure and get intothe right career served as a stepping stone to establishing on their chosenpilgrimage. Moreover, it indicates that one of the objectives of the Departmentof Education to promote the people who actively learning in educational successas a consequence qualify the adequacy competence that needed to the workforceof companies and institutions.
Thisresearch aims to determine the aspects that affect the career preferencesregarding the select students in Valencia National High School.Statementof the problemThisstudy is to identify the factors in affecting Senior High School Student’s inchoosing the right courses for their preparation in college, these certaingeneral questions need to be addressed:1.What factors influenced the students when they made the decision to pursue aparticular career goal?2.
Is the K-12 curriculum would help the students to make a decision for preparingcollege course? TheoreticalFramework2.1Career choice influence factorsMakingcareer choice is a persistent process that you have to explore and understandthe world of endeavour. (Georgia, 2013) There are a lot of affecting factors inchoosing preferred careers. The first factors are Environmental Factors,according to Onayase and Onayase (2009) they suggested an investigation into environmentalfactors such as family background, school environment, religious institutionsand peer group barkada’s and theirinfluence on students’ choice of career. The second factors are Personal Typebasedon Carl Jung’s theory. He theorized that there were four pairs of oppositepreferences.
They indicate how an individual; Energizes (Extroversion v.Introversion), Perceives information (Sensing v. Intuition), Makes decisions(Thinking v. Feeling) and Lives his life (Judging v. Perceiving). Splaver(1977) said “personality” plays an important role in the choosing of the rightcareer. Opportunity is the third factor that has shaped career choices forstudents. Opportunity may influence how students have perceived their future interms of the reasonable probability of a future in particular career fields.
(Thout, 1969) According to Jones, these are some aspects that youneed to consider yourself of what kind of career opportunities you are lookingfor. These are the opportunities you need to design either to enter or changean occupation or field that gives you a better future. Careersare determined by an interaction between our personality and they search forenvironments that will let them use their skills and abilities, and expresstheir attitudes and values, while taking on enjoyable problems and roles. Holland’stheory is centred on the notion that most people fit into one of sixpersonality type which are Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,Enterprising and Conventional. The fourth factors are Childhood Fantasies ofwhat do you want to be when you grow-up it helped to shape on how you thoughtabout careers then, as well as later in life. Ginzberg proposed a theory thatdescribes three life stages related to career development. The first stage,fantasy, where early ideas about careers are formed, takes place up to age 14.
Thelast factors are Social and Economic Conditions. Since our country is sufferingfrom miscellaneous crisis the government implemented a K- 12 Educationalsystem. Secondary School is two yearn for specialized upper secondary education(Official Gaze, 2012) SHS is a preparation for a college level to explore andplan for their postsecondary career options whereas there are some factors thatcan affect and change the views of your perception in setting goals. Thefirst factor career choice is influences by the family andparenting for encouragement and support in career development of a student.Parents handle as a major influence on their children’s career improvement andcareer decision- making. (Keller, 2004)Youwant to choose an occupation that fits your unique qualities — your abilities,talents, needs, values, and interests — and the lifestyle you want to live.(Career Key Discover, 1987) The authority of institutions implements a K-12program educational system. Senior High School is a preparation for a collegelevel to explore and plan for their postsecondary career options whereas thereare some factors that can affect and change the views of your perception insetting goals.
The specific strand will suit your capability and intellect thatimprove your development learning. Otherwise, career choice influences thefamily and parenting for parental control and career development. Parents handleas a major influence on their children’s career improvement and careerdecision- making.
(Keller, 2004)2.2Career choice factorsThereare a lot of affecting factors in choosing preferred careers. According toOlamide & Olawaiye (2013), it follows that how the student discerns theirenvironment, personality and opportunity will also determine the career choicesstudents make. The first factor in career choice, the environment, mayinfluence the career students to choose. The youth are largely influenced bythis environmental issues, so if not guided may be propelled to make wrongchoices. (Tope, 2010) Moreover, a family is a place in which children learn tointerpret realities (Wary & Passman, 1996) may influence student views onwhether or not to continue their education. How students have seen themselvesin a role in which personality is a determining factor may influence a chosencareer.
Splaver (1977) said “personality” plays a decisive role in the choosingof the right career. If you trying to decide what career to pursue, then youshould find out what your personality type is. (Mckay, 2017) Opportunity is thethird factor that has shaped career choices for students. Opportunity mayinfluence how students have perceived their future in terms of the reasonableprobability of a future in particular career fields.
(Thout, 1969)ConceptualFrameworkThereare some different factors that are either it could be directly or indirectlyaffects the career preferences of Senior High School students. The focus ofthis study was taken by the following conceptual frameworks which have thisthree-part process: the Inputs, Process, and Outputs.Input– This includes the socio-demographic profiles of the select students, theirwanted field of study to specialized, and their career preference and factorsthat affect their career preferences.
Process– This includes in determining their career preferences and the leading factorsthat affect their career preferences. We may conduct a survey of the selectGrade 12 students.Output– This study would identify the career preference of the select Grade 12 SeniorHigh School (SHS) students of Valencia National High School (VNHS) for certaininstitutions or Universities that would like to design and implement SeniorHigh school program.Scopeand DelimitationsThisstudy aims to identify the aspects of choosing career in SHS students ofValencia National High School will be covered as part of our respondents. Theresearchers give some frequent questions that need to be determined. In otherwords, it focuses the data for preferred choice of students. Limitationsof the StudyEventhough the study conducted has shown its purpose, it shows few unavoidablelimitations encountered.
First, the limited time, the study was conductedduring class hours and the given respondents classes are still on going.Second, this research was conducted in Valencia National High School only onG-12 senior high school students. Third, respondents might be stacked with taskand requirement so the study might get delayed or even fail. In general, thisstudy will only involve the students who are in G-12 that will finish thisyear. Significanceof the studyThisprompted the research to determine the factors that affect the choice of careerof Senior High School in the Valencia National High School. Proper guidanceshould be considered to help ensure in able to get into the right career.
Thismay also help the students identify the reasons why the government implementedthe K-12 program in the educational system. The results of the study served asthe basis for the construction of a career program for Senior High School students. Definitionsof termsTogive your thoughts and minds clarity the terms are described theoretically inthis study.Careerchoice – The opportunities that exist for lifelong vocations, the vocations areset out moving towards the desired goals.
Fields of vocational, academic, andsociological endeavours are explored for the purpose of satisfying personal,economic, and intellectual goals.Opportunity– Those choices in one’s life which are exposed either in an obvious manner.These choices or paths give the individual a selection between two or moreoutcomes.Literacy-refers to the ability to write and read the knowledge that relates to aspecified subject.Motivation– Forces acting on or within a person causing an initiation of behaviour(Britannica, 2002).Accretion-refers to something that has grown or assembles slowly, a product or result ofgradual growth.
