Factors Influencing Career Decision Making In Urban Adolescents-A Comparative Study

Research Article
Monteiro E. Shruthi and Gomes F. Roseline
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0901.1387
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Adolescence, Gender, Factors of Career Decision Making, Career Decision Making Profile, Quantitative Method, Streams of Undergraduate Education – Arts, Science, Commerce and Management, Indian Context, Career Counseling and Guidance.
Abstract: 

The current study titled ‘Factors Influencing Career Decision Making in Indian Urban AdolescentsA Comparative Study was undertaken in an attempt to understand the factors that influence the final year urban college students in the process of making Career pertained decisions. These factors were studied for the Streams of Education (Arts, Science, Commerce & Management) and Male and Female Participants from Bangalore, India. A comparative study was undertaken to collect data from students (n=322) who filled out the following questions on the standardized tool of assessment namely, Career Decision Making Profile (CDMP). The need for awareness on importance Career Counseling and Guidance is highlighted. Results indicate the differences were seen only on three out of 12 dimensions of Career Decision Making profile (CDMP) for the Arts, Science, Commerce & Management participants while on Gender the CDMP saw comparative differences only on two factors.