Journal of Technologic Dentistry (대한치과기공학회지)

Korean Academy of Dental Technology (대한치과기공학회)
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The effects of the motive to choose major, career values, and satisfaction with major on immersion in major by the dental technology students: focus on the students at Daegu districts

치기공과 학생들의 전공선택 동기, 직업 가치관, 전공 만족도, 전공몰입에 미치는 영향: 대구 일부지역 학생들을 대상으로

  • Choi, Byunghwan (Department of Dental Technology, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Kang, Wol (Department of Dental Technology, Daegu Health College)
  • 최병환 (대구보건대학교 치기공과) ;
  • 강월 (대구보건대학교 치기공과)
  • Received : 2022.05.10
  • Accepted : 2022.06.20
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate how one's motive to choose a major of study, career values, and satisfaction with the major affect immersion within the major. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire on choice of major and career values was completed by 224 students from March 2nd to March 15th of 2022. The collected data were analyzed using several metrics and tests with IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 software: frequency and percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and linear regression. Results: The average scores of the motive to choose a major, career values, satisfaction with the major, and immersion in the major were 3.15, 3.91, 3.56, and 3.45, respectively. There were significant correlations between all four variables (p<0.05). Career values and satisfaction with the major positively influenced a student's immersion in that major; the explanatory power of the model was 77% (p<0.01). Conclusion: The department should offer education on career values to further increase the immersion of dental technician students within their chosen major.

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