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Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice Factors

  • Singh, K.P.;Chander, Harish
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.5-27
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of the study is to assess the professional inclination, academic and social background, family status and their occupation, gender distribution, choice of work, and their perceptions of aspirant LIS students. The study examined the various career choice factors and sources of motivation that influence the students of LIS profession. The data has been collected from the 251 LIS students' enrolled five prominent universities of North India. The results indicate that majority of female students join the LIS profession because of employment opportunities. Most of the respondents are from rural areas, hails to middle class families and their educational background in Arts/Humanities and Social Science subjects. Majority of the respondents choose the LIS profession as primary career because for the better employment possibilities. The study recommends the public awareness about the LIS profession in India.

Relationships between Critical Thinking Disposition, Professional Nursing Competence and Job Satisfaction in Clinical Nurses (임상간호사의 비판적 사고성향, 간호수행능력 및 직무만족도)

  • Sung, Mi-Hae;Eum, Ok-Bong
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.26-36
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: This study was undertaken in order to investigate the relationships between critical thinking disposition, professional nursing competence and job satisfaction in clinical nurses. Method: A convenience sample of 221 registered nurses were obtained from one hospital in Seoul. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe' test, Pearson correlation coefficient using SPSS WIN 14.0 program. Results: There were a statistically significant difference in the critical thinking disposition according to age, marital status, career length, and department. There were a statistically significant difference in professional nursing competence according to role, age, career length, current position, and department. There were a statistically significant difference in job satisfaction according to age, marital status, career length, and department. A significant positive correlation between critical thinking disposition and professional nursing competence, and job satisfaction was found. Conclusion: Critical thinking disposition, professional nursing competence and job satisfaction of clinical nurses are significantly related. To improve professional nursing competence and job satisfaction of clinical nurses, it need to use actively the critical thinking disposition with resonable salary. And it need to prepare the nursing education and strategy to increase the job satisfaction of clinical nurses.

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Convergence Effect Factors on Career-Preparation Behaviour among Nursing Students (간호대학생의 진로준비행동에 대한 융합적 영향 요인)

  • Park, Ju-young;Woo, Chung Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.8 no.7
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    • pp.85-92
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    • 2017
  • This study attempted to identify convergence effect factors affecting career-preparation behavior among nursing students with clinical practice. Study participants were 159 students in D city and data were collected from September 25 to October 4, 2014. Participants' responses were analyzed using a stepwise regression analysis. As results, satisfaction with major, professional values, and positive psychological capital were positively correlated with career-preparation behavior. Significant and convergence predictors of career-preparation behavior were curriculum satisfaction, a subdomain of major satisfaction, and social awareness as a professional value. These findings showed that nursing students' career-preparation behavior was partly determined by major satisfaction and nursing professional values. positive psychological capital need to be investigated as a convergent influence factor of career preparation behavior of nursing students by further study.

A Study on the Career Development Path of Standard Expert for the 4th Industrial Revolution (제4차 산업혁명에 대응하는 표준전문가 경력경로 연구)

  • Hwang, Yunwon;Song, Yongchan
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.101-109
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    • 2017
  • This study seeks the career development path for standard professional manpower training to respond to the $4^{th}$ industrial revolution based on the analysis of overseas professional manpower training from USA and EU. Based on the cases of USA & Europe and in-depth interview, this study suggested a professional manpower training system to cultivate both general expert and specialists at the same time. The study suggested that there is a need to train standard professional manpower with convergence professionalism that can combine the detailed fields in accordance with general and specific field. As for the program helping career development of professional manpower, job transfer/circulation system, career counseling, mentoring were suggested. Also, the study suggested that the training requires foundations such as various constructions of certification system of standard professional manpower, securing instructors with ability to conduct standard education wand professionalism, and empowerment through reeducation of current standard related manpower. This study is limited as it is a descriptive study based on domestic and overseas literature review and overseas case analysis in seeking career development path for professional manpower training. There is a need to diversify empirical research that could review the validity of the study result related to the $4^{th}$ industrial revolution and standard professional manpower.

Effects of Congruence between Orientations and Reward Systems on the Performance of R&D Professiionals (연구원의 경력지향성과 보상의 적합도가 성과에 미치는 영향)

  • 박현아
    • Proceedings of the Technology Innovation Conference
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    • 1999.06a
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    • pp.140-174
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    • 1999
  • This study proposed the model of research describing the positive impact of fitness between career orientations and reward systems on the performance of R&D professionals. To prove the propositions of the model, a questionnaire survey was conducted 204 professionals in 19 R&D research institutes related with electronics and communication industries provided answers for the questionnaire. The results of the survey were summarized in the following. 1) Career orientations of R&D professionals can be categorized into three dimensions : managerial, technical/professional, and project orientation. 2) The rewards consist of four dimensions : financial, social status, job content, and professional reward. 3) The age and tenure of R&D professionals has the negative impact on the project orientation. 4) The education level of R&D professionals has the positive impact on the professional orientation. 5) The sex was found as insignificant variable career orientation. 6) The person with strong prefers social status rewards to other rewards, the professional orientation is prefer to professional rewards, and the project orientation is prefer to job content rewards. 7) For the professionals with professional and project orientation, the congruence with each reward delivered positive impact on job satisfaction, job involvement, and organizational commitment. However it created negative impact on turnover intention and job stress.

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Factors related to job expectations and career planning of nursing students (간호학생의 업무기대감과 진로계획의 영향요인)

  • Yeom, Hyun-E;Shin, Jee-Won
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.546-554
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    • 2018
  • This cross-sectional correlational study investigated factors affecting career planning of nursing students, focusing on the associations between satisfaction of academic major, perceived professional competence, and job expectations. Data from 255 nursing students were collected through self-administered questionnaire surveys on 2016 January 4 and 7 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, t-tests, bootstrapping SPSS macro and path analysis using AMOS. There were significant correlations between major satisfaction, professional competence, and job expectations. Both major satisfaction and professional competence were significant factors influencing job expectations, but their effects on job expectations were significantly different depending on whether there was a role-model, which support a moderating effect of having a role-model. Major satisfaction had a significant direct effect on career planning, but its indirect effect on career planning through job expectations was not significant. Professional competence did not have a significant direct effect on career planning, but its indirect effect on career planning through job expectations was significant. Overall, the results highlight the importance of providing educational support and opportunities for nursing students to explore their own motivation and to have a role-model during pursuit of a nursing career.

Factors Affecting Career Preparation Behaviors of Nursing Students (간호대학생의 진로준비행동에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Kim, Kyoung-Nam;Im, Soo-Min;Jang, Yeo-Yeong;Jeon, Da-Hye;Jeong, Min-Ju;Jeong, Ji-Hee;Cho, Min-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.1450-1461
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the degree of nursing professional intuition, major satisfaction, clinical practice satisfaction, self-leadership, and career preparation behavior of nursing college students, and to identify factors that influence career preparation behavior. Method: This study was a descriptive research study to analyze the factors affecting career preparation behavior. The data collection period was from August 03 to 30, 2020 for 4 weeks. The survey conducted an online survey of 220 students in grades 3-4 who were enrolled in 6 nursing departments located in P metropolitan city and G province, and have clinical practice experience. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS Win 20.0 program. Results: Career preparation behavior had a significant positive correlation with nursing professional intuition(r=.455, p<.001) and self-leadership(r=.539, p<.001), and major satisfaction(r=-.337, p<.001) and clinical practice satisfaction(r=-.380, p<.001) had a significant negative correlation. Self-leadership(β=.424, p<.001) was the most significant factor influencing the study subjects' career preparation behavior, nursing professional intuition(β=.170, p=.010), clinical practice Satisfaction(β=.127, p=.047), employment information(β=.122, p=.023), major satisfaction(β=.137, p=.042) in the order, these variables were found in the order of The explanatory power of the factors affecting the subject's career preparation behavior was 40.2%. Conclusion: Therefore, in order to help nursing students' career preparation behavior, a strategy to provide a variety of employment information and a strategy for nursing intervention that can improve self-leadership, clinical practice satisfaction, and major satisfaction is required.

A Study on Development of Integrated Sports Talents' Competency Model By Career Type (체육인재의 경력유형별 융합적 역량모델 개발 연구)

  • Kim, Jin-Se;Ahn, Jai-Han;Kim, Mi-Suk
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.8
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    • pp.423-433
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a competency model by career type by designing the specified career paths through the analysis of career experience of the athletes in the professional sports field. For this purpose, career types were identified as sports administrators, judges, leaders, sports information analysts, and global sports talents based on literature analysis, career development type and path guide design, experts interviews. Competency candidates were derived from interviews and workshops on experts. In order to finalize the competency model, it was confirmed by completing the feasibility test of experts. As a result, it is divided into common competency, professional competency, and global professional competency. There are 6 common competencies such as global competence, OA utilization, 29 special competencies by 5 career types, and 2 global competencies like sports foreign affairs, job preparation for international sports organization and the sports league federation. Competency definitions and behavioral indicator were developed for all competencies and could be used to diagnose the competency level of sports talents and to establish career development academy programs based on the competency model.

The Influence of Nursing Professional Value and Career Decision Self Efficacy on Senior Nursing Students' Job Seeking Stress-Perspectives of Convergence (졸업학년 간호대학생의 간호전문직관과 진로결정 자기효능감이 취업스트레스에 미치는 영향 - 융합적 관점)

  • Ahn, EunKyong
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.365-372
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    • 2018
  • This study was conducted to investigate the influence of nursing professional value and career decision self efficacy on senior nursing students' job seeking stress. Subjects were 225 senior nursing students. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 22.0. As a result, There was significant positive correlation between nursing professional value and career decision self efficacy and negative correlation between and job seeking stress. Career decision self efficacy was significant factor predicting job seeking stress and accounted for 18% of the variance. Therefore, it is necessary to develop strategies for enhancing career decision self efficacy in order to reduce job seeking stress in senior nursing students.

The Influence of Gender Role Conflicts, Professional Nursing Values and Career Preparation Behaviors of Male Nursing Students (남자 간호대학생의 성역할 갈등, 간호전문직관이 진로준비행동에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Young-Ok;Wu, XiangLian
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.20 no.7
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    • pp.173-181
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of gender role conflicts, professional nursing value on career preparation behaviors of male nursing university student. Data were collected from 127 male nursing university student in grade 2-4 by using structured questionnaires from July 1 to November 30, 2018. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression by using SPSS Win 24.0 program. Multiple regression analysis showed that the predictors of career preparation behaviors were professional nursing values(${\beta}=0.28$, p=.001), satisfaction with major (${\beta}=0.23$, p=.006), club(${\beta}=.19$, p=.020) and the regression equation explained 20.8% of career preparation behaviors. Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to provide career educational programs considering according to the academic year of male nursing students and to develop educational programs to improve the nursing professionalism of male nursing students.