Investigating the Relationship Between the Field of Study and the Employment Status of Graduates of the Faculty of Education of Parwan University

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the field of study and the employment of undergraduate graduates of the Faculty of Education of Parwan University during the academic years of 1394 - 1398. This research is descriptive-survey in terms of type and correlational in terms of method. The statistical population (936 people) included all graduates of the Faculty of Education of Parwan University in four disciplines of biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics who were graduated during the years 1394 to 1398. The sample size was determined using Cochran's formula 127 people and were selected by stratified random sampling method. The instrument of this research was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by professors and experts and its reliability was measured by test-retest (0.92). Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Human Whitney, Wilcoxon and t-tests. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between field of study, employment and job suitability; This means that in fields such as mathematics, biology, employment status and job fit is better than other fields. However, in fields such as alchemy and physics, the employment situation and job suitability are unfavorable. The relationship between educational average and type of employment with the field of study was not significant.