Career Maturity of Students with Visual Impairment in Relation to their Self Efficacy and Self Advocacy

Kaur Supreet,Juneja Mamta

doi:10.3844/jssp.2018.30.42

Abstract

The study investigated relationship of career maturity with career decision self-efficacy and self-advocacy of the students with visual impairment. Mixed method approach employed for the study. Purposive sampling technique was employed, a sample of 100 students were taken for study. The main finding are: There is a significant relationship between career maturity (competence test) and career decision making self-efficacy of the students with visual impairment. There is a significant relationship between career maturity (self-appraisal, occupational information, goal selection, problem solving) and self-advocacy of the students with visual impairment. There is no significant gender difference on career maturity of students with visual impairment. Career decision making self-efficacy and self- advocacy were found to be the predictors of career maturity (self-appraisal, goal selection, planning) and contribute significantly to career maturity (self-appraisal, goal selection, planning) of students with visual impairment. Career decision making self-efficacy was found the predictors of career maturity (occupational information, problem solving) and contribute significantly to career maturity (occupational information, problem solving) of students with visual impairment. There are various factors such as socioeconomic status, uneducated parents, knowledge of braille etc. which contributed to low career maturity of the students with visual impairment.

Highlights

The social organization of any society depends greatly on the career development of individuals
A sample of 100 respondents (62 boys and 38 girls) was selected using purposive sampling. This sample was consisted of students with visual impairment, studying in different special schools was taken for study
Significance of differences between means of boys and girls on the variable of career maturity along with six sub-variables of CMI was computed by t-ratios with a view to examine the gender differences (Table 4)

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Introduction

The social organization of any society depends greatly on the career development of individuals. This is assumed that by the end of high school, adolescents have sufficient knowledge about the world of work and they are in a position to make a career choice (Coertse and Schepers, 2004). Individuals with disabilities have a more hard career development process than their peers and are more receptive to vocational identity and career decision-making problems. Environmental factors are family involvement, work experiences (Blustein et al, 2000; Ohler et al, 1996) and decision-making opportunities (Hagner and Salomone, 1989) have been found to affect the career decision–making abilities of individuals with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities should have an understanding of their disabilities and they can advocate for themselves (Mellard and Hazel, 1992; Minskoff, 1994)

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