Career Expectations Research Articles

Influence of gender on career expectations of oral and maxillofacial surgeons

ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore gender differences on career satisfaction among oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMFS) and to compare their views on female gender representation in leadership and mentorship positions. MethodsA questionnaire was distributed among a sample of female and male OMFS surgeons in Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Data were statistically analyzed to calculate significant differences between gender groups. ResultsA total of 110 (70 males and 40 females) or (18.7%) of a total of 587 (OMFS) surgeons in the three countries participated. Respondents had a mean age of: 39.2 ± 9.0 years (range = 25–60 years). Significantly more males (60) than females (24) indicated satisfaction with their careers (P = 0.008), and significantly more males (66) than females (23) thought that OMFS is the right specialty for them (P < 0.001). Also significantly more males (31) than females (9) indicated OMFS should be solely practiced by males (P = 0.025). On the other hand, significantly more females (20) than males (7) thought that females possess certain qualities that make them more suitable for OMFS (P < 0.001); and more females (27) than males (32) believed that females are under-represented in OMFS (P = 0.031). Significantly more females (25) than males (27) believed that female OMFS surgeons tend to be single or to get divorced (P = 0.018). Males and females were in agreement that females are under-represented in leadership and mentorship positions (P = 0.561). ConclusionsFemales OMFS surgeons are less satisfied with their career than their male peers. It seems that female surgeons are under-represented in the profession especially as leaders and mentors. Socially, more female OMFS surgeons than males tend to be single and this may be correlated with the surgical career.

Children's Career Expectations and Parents' Jobs: Intergenerational (Dis)continuities

Children develop career expectations as they increase self‐knowledge and perceive societal affordances and barriers to life roles. Parents are powerful agents in the socialization of children to work, transmitting occupational concepts that influence children's career development. The authors used Gottfredson's (1981) and Holland's (1973) theories to test associations between children's career expectations and parents' jobs in terms of gender, prestige, and interest typology among same‐sex and cross‐sex child‐parent dyads. Data were collected from 185 Portuguese children (51.4% boys, 48.6% girls; Mage = 10.41 years) from 2‐parent families. Children reported their parents' jobs and shared personal career expectations. Correlation and linear regression results indicated that fathers' male‐dominated jobs put boys at risk of gender‐based circumscription of career expectations. An intergenerational cycle of prestige inequalities was also evidenced, although parents seemed to support children's exploration of various interest areas. Future research could explore these relationships across family structures. Practice should foster children's in‐breadth career exploration and engage parents as key partners.

Madagascar Escape to Africa and Parents’ Career Expectations for Children

This essay is a thematic review of a computer animated comedy filmMadagascar Escape 2 Africa. It highlights the rich thematic embodiment of the film. Entertainment-Education has been adopted as a theoretical framework for analysis, owing to the fact that it emphasizes infusion of educational oriented content into the production of entertainment programmes/media content to achieve attitudinal change in society. Five themes have been identified from the film and discussed, namely: the usefulness/relevance of every talent/skill, the power of unity/friendship, innovation, adventure and love. The central thesis in the essay is that all talents are relevant and important to the growth and development of society as contained in the film under review, hence parents are advised to identify talents which their children have and guide them accordingly to exploit and utilize them to the fullest. This is against the career imposition trait of most parents, which often time leads to poor performance of children in careers they have no passion for. Conclusively, the study recommends the Entertainment-Education approach to producers of children films and media content to help reduce the cultivation effect that arises from the projection of violence, crime, nudity and profane scenes in cartoons and children programmes. This will go a long way to help achieve the desired attitudinal change in society.

PENGARUH MOTIVASI TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN UNTUK MENGHADAPI PERSAINGAN DI PT TELKOM JAWA BARAT

The research is purposed to know how motivational factors consisting of salary and social security, career expectation, managerial role, employee competence, work type, job equipment, work environment, and company policy—influence employee performance at a telecommunication company in West Java. The research is a survey one to generate scientific information using explanatory research. Data of the research is analyzed with a simple regression analysis and multiple regression analysis. Besides, the research experiences t-test, F-test, correlation coefficient, and determination coefficient calculated with an SPSS Version 12 program. Results of the research indicate that motivational factors have, both individually and collectively, significant influences on employee performance, with employee competence being the most dominant factor influencing employee performance at a telecommunication company in West Java. Keywords : Motivation, performance, competition

Work Productivity Loss in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Turkey.

Background Beyond the medical treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there are other issues which influence the quality of life adversely. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the IBD patients' illness on working and education life. Method The participants were invited to participate in the online survey from the Turkish Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Patient Association network. The data was analysed and then discussed to improve the health-related quality of working and education life. Results One hundred and fifteen patients had ulcerative colitis (UC) (57.2%), and 86 had Crohn's disease (CD) (42.8%). There was a statistically significant difference in UC between retirement age group 1 (<40 age) and groups 2 (40-49 ages) and 4 (60-65 ages) (p < 0.05). There was the same significant difference in CD. Even though the data did not have significant statistical difference, there was clustering around negative perceptions the patients have about their working and education lives. Conclusion Our survey revealed a very strong causative relationship between work and IBD involving problems before, during, and at the end of employment. Young patients lower their career expectations, and that announces a clear need to support them and improve career guidance.

Why don’t more boys want to become teachers? The effect of a gendered profession on students’ career expectations

Gender differences in teaching career expectations were explored among 15-year-old students in 49 countries participating in the 2015 cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Results revealed that boys were generally less likely than girls to expect to work as teachers, but the magnitude of the gender gap varied across countries. Boys were more likely to expect to work as teachers in countries with a greater representation of male teachers and in countries with higher teacher salaries. In countries with more egalitarian gender beliefs (i.e., beliefs and attitudes toward gender equality), both boys and girls were less likely to expect teaching careers, but this negative association was stronger for boys than for girls.

Overcoming Michigan’s Homework Gap: The Role of Broadband Internet Connectivity for Student Success and Career Outlooks

Differences in home Internet access have direct and indirect effects on K-12 student educational achievements. Much of the attention during the past years has been on the homework gap, disadvantages to students of lacking or poor Internet connectivity at home for the completion of homework assignments. Our research, based on a detailed survey of 3,258 students in grades 8-11 in small town and rural Michigan school districts, shows that the homework gap is real even after controlling for socioeconomic and other factors. It also shows that disparities in home Internet connectivity are associated, directly and indirectly, with much broader student performance gaps. They are associated with the development of digital skills, grades, standardized test scores, career orientation, and interest in pursuing post-secondary education. These challenges require a portfolio of responses, including coordinated efforts by local, state and federal policymakers to mitigate broadband infrastructure access and affordability gaps. They also require measures to make appropriate access devices available and the facilitation of skills and practices to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitally supported teaching and learning.

VALUES AND LIFE PRIORITIES OF RUSSIAN PUPILS

Based on the data from the All-Russia study in 2018, this article provides a detailed analysis of the values, life priorities of Russian schoolchildren, their preferences, professional and career expectations. It is shown that, in the opinion of Russian youth, it is decisive in choosing a profession, and that, in their opinion, can help in the future become the most successful. The data collected in the article allows us to evaluate the motivation for the participation of pupils in Olympiads in educational subjects and creative contests, as well as the degree of safety of the school space, the quality of education, the presence of aggression and bullying from classmates, pupils and pedagogues. In addition, the article assesses their political and patriotic moods, as well as the emerging political interests and the involvement of schoolchildren in social networks.

Work Values and Emotional Intelligence Determinants of Career Commitment among Generation Y in the Indonesian Banking Industry

This article examines the relationship between work values, emotional intelligence, and career commitment in the Indonesian banking industry. Generation Y have different characteristics, behaviours, and views than previous generations. This cohort is highly expressive and confident but lacks career commitment. If Generation Y individuals feel their career expectations are not met, they change careers easily. A pilot test of 50 Generation Y respondents in Mandiri Bank, Jakarta was performed. Questionnaire data was collected and analysed using correlation and regression analyses. The results showed that work values influence their career commitment while emotional intelligence does not. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Work Values and Emotional Intelligence Determinants of Career Commitment among Generation Y in the Indonesian Banking Industry

This article examines the relationship between work values, emotional intelligence, and career commitment in the Indonesian banking industry. Generation Y have different characteristics, behaviours, and views than previous generations. This cohort is highly expressive and confident but lacks career commitment. If Generation Y individuals feel their career expectations are not met, they change careers easily. A pilot test of 50 Generation Y respondents in Mandiri Bank, Jakarta was performed. Questionnaire data was collected and analysed using correlation and regression analyses. The results showed that work values influence their career commitment while emotional intelligence does not. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Theology in the global research and educational realm

The article addresses the role of theology in the modern international research and educational realm in terms of its presence in the global university rankings such as QS World University Rankings and THE World University Rankings, the number of educational programs offered by the world’s leading universities and theology degrees awarded, as well as the positions of the journals publishing the results of research in the field of theology in the Scopus bibliometric database. The analysis of the data collected and generalized, during the preparation of the article, clearly demonstrates the importance of theology in modern secular higher education. Theology is taught in a significant part of the world’s leading universities which offer a wide range of educational programs and provide the opportunity to choose an educational path and to continue education taking into account both the future career expectations of the students and the religious tradition they are interested in. The first and second quartiles (Q1 and Q2) of the Scopus database include a significant number of journals publishing the results of research in theology, primarily in the field of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. In addition, the analysis of the SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) rating shows an upward trend in the number of periodicals in religious studies, including publications in theology, and provides grounds to predict an increase in their number over the coming decades.

The sticky steps of the career ladder for engineers: the case of first-generation students in Germany

Although governments and higher education institutions across Europe are promoting agendas for widening the educational participation and increasing the social mobility of young people from lower socio-economic groups, very little has been written about the experiences of these individuals when seeking and entering employment. We aim to address this gap. Using a qualitative research approach, we explore the career expectations, experiences and limitations of first-generation university engineering students and graduates in Germany. The article draws upon the work of Pierre Bourdieu to demonstrate how social and cultural capitals instilled by parents and social peers are invaluable in developing personal and professional networks and eventual entry into the engineering professions. A lack of, or underdeveloped, capitals can inhibit career opportunities and ultimately the social mobility and professional choices of graduate engineers. Our research discovered that university graduates from less advantaged backgrounds face a ‘class ceiling’ at university, in obtaining an internship and then when gaining entry to and working in the engineering profession; they encounter ‘sticky steps’ at each stage of their career ladder.

Career expectations of young scientists in the context of the vuca world

career expectations of young scientists in the context of the vuca world

Evaluation of Teacher Trainees' Career Expectations in Terms of Various Variables

This study seeks to evaluate teacher trainees’ career expectations in terms of some variables. A mixed model was used in the study. The population of the study is comprised of students of the Siirt University Faculty of Education, while the sample for the quantitative research and qualitative research is comprised of 283 students and 30 volunteers, respectively. The career planning questionnaire (Minaz, 2019) and the semi-structured interview questions developed by the researcher were used to collect data. As a result of the study, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the career plans according to variables such as the students’ department and grade point average (GPA), that the career planning levels of the students at the Social Sciences Department were lower than the students studying in the other departments, and that the students with GPA between 71 and 80 had a higher career planning score. There was no statistically significant difference between the career plans according to variables such as the students’ gender, age, parental living status, place of birth, and marital status. According to the content analysis results of qualitative findings, it was determined that the students did not do enough research when choosing this department while those who did failed to search in detail and that the students were placed into universities only based on their scores. More than half of the students stated that they are in the department in which they can use their skills. Finally, teacher trainees stated that they are aware of the difficult and easy aspects of their profession while the students expressed that they fail to keep up with the innovations in the field because of the ever-increasing information

Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas: A Look at Financial Reporting by Firms Facing Product Harm Crises

A product harm crisis (PHC) undermines a firm’s reputation as well as its managers’ career outlook. To shake off the stigmatization resulting from the PHC and regain a firm’s legitimacy among stakeholders, managers usually face an ethical dilemma as they choose to be transparent about the crisis’ financial implications or to obfuscate them to neutralize the negative impact of the PHC. We find evidence that managers engage in income-increasing earnings management when their firms experience PHCs. Moreover, while income-increasing earnings management in PHCs reduces the likelihood of customer loss and CEO forced turnover in the short run, such behavior can be deemed opportunistic and unethical as it carries long-run negative consequences in terms of a higher likelihood of accounting restatement and weaker future operating performance. Finally, managers in firms that are subject to stricter external monitoring and managers in firms with proactive ethical policies are less likely to engage in upward earnings management in PHCs.

Pre-entry perceptions of students entering five health professions: implications for interprofessional education and collaboration

ABSTRACT Dysfunctional interprofessional teams are a threat to health system performance and the delivery of quality patient outcomes. Implementing strategies that prepare future health professionals to be effective collaborators requires a comprehensive understanding of how early professional socialization and professional identity formation occur. We present findings from a qualitative study, grounded in narrative methodology, examining early professional socialization among students across five health professional programs (dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy) in the first year of health professional training. Between April and September 2015, students (n = 49) entering programs at an Atlantic Canadian University participated in one-on-one, audiotaped interviews starting before formal program orientation. Pre-entry interviews focused on factors influencing students’ career choice and expectations of future profession and interprofessional collaboration (IPC). Findings revealed that many different experiences influenced participants’ career choice and framed the social positioning of their future career (e.g., leadership, prestige, autonomy). Participant narratives revealed the existence of stereotypes pertaining to their chosen and other health professions. Study findings provided insights that may help strengthen initiatives to promote positive professional identity formation within the context of IPC. Implications of this research highlight the need for the early introduction of IPC including pre-entry recruitment messaging for prospective health professionals.

Comparison of Career Expectation between Nursing Freshman and Interns

Abstrak The growing shortage of nurses is a global issue nowadays. The expectation of student nurses towards their future career as a practical nurse should be carefully considered, especially in the millennial generation. This study aimed to compare and analyze the differences in career expectations between nursing first-year students and interns. This cross-sectional study involved 110 and 66 nursing freshmen and interns, respectively (n=176) in two private nursing colleges in the middle part of Indonesia, both institutions were “B” accredited. Career expectations questionnaire was used in data collection. Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney U test were used for analyzing the data (α<.05). Results showed that nursing interns had higher career expectations than the freshmen (Mean: 77.24 vs. 71.84); interns had high expectations, while first-year students had enough expectations. There was a significant difference found between groups (p=.003), which influenced by promotion (p=.001), leisure time (p=.015), work-life balance (p=.030), business opportunity (p=.028), organization membership (p=.004), and public recognition (p=.038). Career expectation differs significantly between nursing first-year students and interns. Keywords: career, career expectation, nursing, student nurse

THE EFFECT OF CAREER EXPECTATION, CAREER GUIDANCE, AND WORK MOTIVATION TOWARD WORK READINESS STUDENT

This research aims to determine: 1) The effect of Career Expectation toward Work Readiness student, 2) The effect of Career toward Work Readiness student, 3) The effect of Work toward Work Readiness student, 4) The effect of Career Expectation, Career Guidance, and Work Motivation simultaneoulsy toward Work Readiness student. This research is an Ex-post facto study with a quantitative approach, conducted at SMK Negeri 1 Bantul with the subject of student of XII Accounting Grader. The data collection technique used was a questionnaire. Before analyzing the data, a prerequisite test for analysis must be carried out, namely normality test, linearity test, and multicollinearity test. The data analysis technique used in this study is simple regression analysis and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study are: 1) There is a positive and significant influence between Career Expectation and Work Readiness with a value of r2x1y 0.153. 2) There is a positive and significant influence between Career Guidance and Work Readiness with a value of r2x2y 0.205. 3) There is a positive and significant influence between Work Motivation and Work Readiness toward Work Readiness student with r2x3y 0.124. 4) There is a positive and significant influence between Career Expectation, Career Guidance, and Work Motivation simultaneoulsy toward Work Readiness student with a value of R2(1,2,3) 0,283. So Career Guidance is a variable with the greatest influence among the three independent variables with r2x2y 0.205 so student can be more active in doing Career Guidance that supports Student toward Work Readiness. Keywords: Work Readiness, Career Expectation, Career Guidance, Work Motivation

What geropsychology trainees think geropsychologists do and what we actually do: A mixed-methods Study

ABSTRACT A shortage of individuals in academic geropsychology positions further perpetuates the shortage of clinicians trained to meet the needs of the aging population. Barriers to recruiting geropsychology trainees into academia and what attracts trainees into career paths within geropsychology are not understood. The current mixed-methods study examined 1) geropsychology trainees’ (n = 28) knowledge and attitudes toward work in clinical or academic positions and 2) professional geropsychologists (n = 67) activities, career expectations, ideal activities, and work/life balance. We asked geropsychology trainees to estimate the amount of time their supervisors spent in clinical, research, education, and administrative activities, and professional geropsychologists reported how they currently spent their time in these same activities. We conducted qualitative interviews asking geropsychology trainees about experiences in academic or clinical settings and geropsychologists about career expectations, opportunities, and work/life balance. Geropsychology trainees had less accurate estimates of academic work time compared to clinically focused work time. Trainee interviews revealed negative perceptions of the university system, including bureaucracy, low salary, and perceived workload. Professional geropsychologists reported high agreement between actual and ideal work time with some individual differences. Each group discussed work–life balance, based on career stage or work setting. Interventions for recruiting more geropsychology trainees into academic jobs are discussed.

What factors effect to the learning achievements and self-description in polytechnic of road safety transport student?

The aim of this study are, to determine the influence of achievement motivation, the inspiration of the learning model, service satisfaction, career expectations, to the achievement of learning and self-confidence Polytechnic of Road Transport Safety student. The sample in this research consist of 146 students of Polytechnic of Road Transport Safety. The data obtained from questionnaires distributed to the respondents. After the data collected continued with the validity and reliability test by using the formula Confirmatory Factors Index then the data were analyzed by using SEM technique. The results showed in general, the conclusion of this research there is influence of achievement motivation, inspiration from learning model, service satisfaction, and career expectation toward learning achievement and self-confidence of student of Polytechnic of Road Transport Safety. A more representative service model is needed for students such as the use of internet-based learning facilities to facilitate student access to meet the information needed to facilitate the learning process. Student service quality is the ability of lecturers to consistently meet student expectations.