초등학교 학생의 진로 인식에 대한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the career awareness of elementary school students in consideration of gender, socioeconomic family environment, academic achievement, school grades, place of schools, dual-career families, parents' academic background, school area, in an effort to lead their career awareness in the right direction. Career Awareness Scale was made of 1) self-assessment 2) job awareness 3) career preparation 4)occupational preferences. The questionnaire has been answered by 664 students in 4th, 5th, 6th grades in Daejeon and Chongnam. For that purpose, the following research questions were posed: First, female students had more career awareness than male students. Second, the higher the students on higher grades status the higher score obtained on scale of the career awareness inventory. Third, the higher the student‘s academic achievements status the higher score obtained on scale of the career awareness inventory. Fourth, students who lived in metropolitan area, had more career than those lived in city or county. Fifth, it is not an essential factor to influence students' career awareness whether dual-career families or not. Sixth, the higher the student‘s socioeconomic status the higher score obtained on scale of the career awareness inventory. Seventh, the students whose parents are high-educated are shown higher career awareness than ones whose parents are low-educated. Teachers should develop special programs for career awareness and apply them at educational fields. It is necessary for students to choose future careers for their interests and aptitudes and for schools and parents to guide them appropriately. It is necessary to consider the way to use various statistical methods such as 'Path analysis'.