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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2016.14.8.69

A Study on the Difference of Career Barriers, Career Attitude Maturity, and Career Competencies based on Gender, Grade, and Fields of Major of Undergraduate students in the age of Convergence  

Park, Sung-Hee (Graduate School of Education, Gachon University)
Ahn, Jae-Hee (Division of Education, Sookmyung Women's University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.14, no.8, 2016 , pp. 69-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the difference of career barriers, career attitude maturity, and career competency based on gender, grade, and major fields of university students. 320 students responded the survey and the data were analyzed through MANOVA. There were significant differences in a sub-components of career barriers and career attitude maturity according to gender. Female students were higher in 'lack of self-clarity' and 'interpersonal difficulty' while male students were higher in the 'independency'. Lastly, there were significant differences in sub-components of career competencies according to gender, grades, and fields of majors. Female students were higher in 'career exploration'. Also, sophomore students showed the lowest scores and senior year students showed highest scores in 'career exploration' and 'career performance'. Students in the field of the social science showed highest scores in the 'career design' and 'career performance'. Suggestions and ideas to develop employability of students were discussed.
Keywords
Career preparation of college students; Career barriers; Career attitude maturity; Career competencies; Employment support programs;
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