기독교교육전공을 선택한 학생의전공·진로선택동기와 학습적 효능감사이의 상관관계 연구: 경기도 S대학 기독교교육과 학생을 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between students’ motivation for major selection and carrier choice factors and the academic efficacy enrolled in the Christian Education Department. The sample used in this study is the students in the Christian Education Department of S University in Gyeonggi-do, and the questionnaires were conducted for all the students from the first grade to the fourth grade. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed and 158 were collected. 153 questionnaires were finally used as study samples except for five questionnaires that responded unfairly. In order to measure the degree of understanding Christian education major before entering the school, students’ motivation for major selection and carrier choice factors, and their academic efficacy, the questions the researcher developed, ‘motivation and choice factor of college students’ choice’ and ‘academic self efficacy scale’ were used each. The main results of this study are as follows. First, about 50% of the students in the Christian education department answered that they had information about the Christian education major before entering the school, while about 34% answered that they did not know about the curriculum of Christian education major. Second, the higher the internal motivation for major and carrier, the more confidence in learning. Third, students in lower grades is seemed to think that their majors and professions should be more consistent than those in upper grades.