Abstract
The present study analyses the influence of family, specifically parents, on the career decisions of their children, and how gender and socioeconomic status influence this choice. Research was carried out using data obtained from a questionnaire administered to a representative sample of students who took the university entrance examination (PEvAU, its Spanish acronym) in Spanish North Africa. A quantitative research design was adopted in which multivariate analysis (MANOVA) was applied anda decision tree, which was also used for graphical and analytical analysis. The main results indicated a significant influence of parents on their children’s choices, this being the best predictor regarding the decision to take the said examination. It was also verified that their choice of Spanish Baccalaureate programme was significantly associated with their selected career path, and gender and socioeconomic status had a significant impact on that decision. These results lead to the need for further research on guidance from secondary education onwards. It would be interesting to analyse factors neglected thus far, such as those related to the cultural environment of students.
Highlights
Is a central institution in the lives of all people
On the basis of the above considerations, and as a novelty, this research paper aimed to determine whether there are differences in opinions among students regarding career decision-making according to gender and socioeconomic status, using descriptive statistics and graphical and analytical results derived from decision tree analysis of questionnaire data, and the interaction between the studied groups through multivariate analysis of variance
Programme chosen in fourth year of compulsory secondary education
Summary
Is a central institution in the lives of all people. From birth or even before it, as a context for procreation, the family environment is inevitable for every individual.Despite the social transformations of the 20th century, families have learned how to adapt and survive, remaining fully involved in the multiple facets of individuals’ lives [1]. Is a central institution in the lives of all people. From birth or even before it, as a context for procreation, the family environment is inevitable for every individual. Despite the social transformations of the 20th century, families have learned how to adapt and survive, remaining fully involved in the multiple facets of individuals’ lives [1]. This, cannot be said of marriage, which was formerly closely connected to the concept of family, but nowadays does not have the characteristic of involving their descendants. Many couples have children without being married, either in a common-law relationship or sometimes facing the challenge of single parenting. Leaving this aside, the family context is inescapable
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