Career Decision-Making Characteristics of Primary Education Students in Greece

Career Decision-Making Characteristics of Primary Education Students in Greece

The present study aims at investigating career decision-making process of 6th grade students with the use of the Childhood Career Decision-Making Questionnaire (CCDMQ). CCDMQ offers scores for the following three decision-making dimensions: (a) "Concerns/fears regarding career future", (b)...

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Veröffentlicht in:International education studies 2013-05, Vol.6 (5), p.22
Hauptverfasser: Dimakakou, Despina Sidiropoulou, Mylonas, Kostas, Argyropoulou, Katerina, Drosos, Nikos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Career Development
Career Guidance
Correlation
Decision Making
Decision Making Skills
Elementary School Students
Factor Analysis
Fear
Foreign Countries
Grade 6
Greece
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Scores
Student Characteristics
World Views
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Zusammenfassung:The present study aims at investigating career decision-making process of 6th grade students with the use of the Childhood Career Decision-Making Questionnaire (CCDMQ). CCDMQ offers scores for the following three decision-making dimensions: (a) "Concerns/fears regarding career future", (b) "Investment ?n decision-making process", and (c) "Knowledge of the World of Work". The study reports the psychometric properties and the results of an exploratory factor analysis of the CCDMQ in a sample of 531 6th grade students in the region of Attica, Greece. The implications for future research and for career guidance are discussed.
ISSN:1913-9020
1913-9039
DOI:10.5539/ies.v6n5p22