Career Guidance For Students Research Articles

Vocational Interest Types of Medical Students and Its Usage in Student Career Counseling Program

It is very important to consider student's personality, aptitudes, and interest to choose an appropriate major or career. This study explored three overarching topics: Are there difference in vocational interest types by gender? Do students' vocational interest type concur with type related to medicine? Are the results of Strong Interest Inventory useful in student career counseling? The subjects were 124 freshmen in Konyang University College of Medicine. The Strong Interest Inventory (Korean version) was used. This were divided into three scales: general occupational themes (GOT), basic interest scales (BIS), and personal style scales (PSS). The data were analyzed by the frequency analysis, chi-square test and t-test. From GOT six interest types, male and female showed significant differences in realistic (t=2.71, p=0.008), artist (t=-3.33, p=0.001), and social (t=-2.08, p=0.039) types. From PSS, the score of work style was below 50 points, it is mean they prefer to work alone, with the ideas, materials rather than work with people. Investigative type was the most frequent type (63.7%) and social type was the least (8.1%). The interest test results were very useful in student career counseling with professors (n=53). The satisfaction survey results showed 58.5% of professors were very satisfied as the data was "helpful in understanding the students," "useful in leading natural conversation (41.5%)," and "helpful in creating rapport (39.6%)." Strong vocational interest types explains an individual's career interests, and reflect the characteristics of medical students are. The finding of the study can be used to provide student counseling and developing a tailored student career guidance program.

Construcción de un índice de calidad ocupacional (ICO) para el análisis de la inserción profesional de los graduados universitarios = Building an employment quality index (EQI) to analyse graduates’ access to the labour market

The building of an Employment Quality Index (EQI) is proposed, based on data from the Survey on Access to the Labour Market among Graduates from Catalan Universities carried out by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU), in order to facilitate analysis of the data obtained and comparison with similar studies. The survey is applied three years after graduation. For the present paper, data from the second survey, carried out in 2005 on a sample of 11,456 graduates, representing 52.63% of the total number of graduates in 2001 (AQU, 2005; Serra-Ramoneda, 2007) have been used. The index was built from objective indicators: ‘type and length of contract of employment’, ‘economic remuneration’ and ’adaptation of university course to employment’, to which a weighted score was given according to the graduates’ responses. The resulting total score was further qualified by a coefficient derived from the ‘general job satisfaction’ subjective indicator. The index provides the data for a comparative study of the employment quality levels achieved by graduates from different academic fields, work settings, sectors of activity and the employment’s location. The highest predictors of employment quality are shown to correspond to male graduates from faculties other than Humanities; to have worked in student jobs in areas related to their degree course; to be employed in the building sector, financial institutions or company services; to have some type of mobility for employment reasons and to have worked outside Catalonia in large firms, preferably with over 500 employees. Finally, some reflections and proposals are presented that may be of interest for both student career guidance and overall university planning.

The social mission of Australian medical schools in a time of expansion

The social mission, or accepted social responsibility of Australian medical schools, was assessed at a time of rapid expansion and resulting pressure on staff and facilities. Nine new schools have been established in 2005-10 and there has been particular concern about adequacy of clinical training places. Discussions with most of the deans revealed their strong social commitments. We consider two of these in depth - raising the status and thus the involvement of students in general and especially rural practice; and increasing the numbers of Indigenous students and the knowledge of Indigenous health and culture among all students. We examine a system by which medical schools in the USA have been ranked for social mission achievements and suggest this approach might be used in Australia to measure the response of medical schools to Government initiatives and policies.

Education for health professionals in the emerging market economies: a literature review

Along with economic growth and social reforms, the emerging market economies (EMEs) are undergoing restructuring of their health care systems. There is now an increased focus on disease prevention and primary care, along with a patient-centred approach to health care delivery. However, these changes need to be complemented by alterations in the health care education system. A review of the published literature, limited to the last 10 years, was conducted to include recent updates on medical and nursing education. This was done by systematically searching appropriate databases using keywords. This review covers only the common issues related to education and training in EMEs. Issues identified included: the mismatch between the health needs of the population and education curricula; outdated curricula and teaching methods; growing numbers of medical schools; the quality of education, and inadequate career guidance for students to help them make decisions about choosing a health profession as a career and, later, about choosing a field of specialisation. The literature provides evidence of innovative approaches adopted in several EMEs, which include: outcome-based education; community-oriented medical education; problem-based learning; initiatives to improve quality, and initiatives to resolve the shortage of skilled educators for medical and nursing schools. The health care systems in EMEs are undergoing changes imposed by economic, political and social transition. Reforms in health systems will need to be complemented by educational reforms. Education systems require to be updated through needs-based comprehensive curriculum design and innovative teaching methods. The challenges imposed by the growth in the number of public and private institutions and the need for a standardised accreditation system for quality assurance demand attention. The profiles of both family medicine and community health care will need to be raised and their status enhanced to attract high-calibre students to these specialties.

Competencies and qualifications for industrial design jobs: implications for design practice, education, and student career guidance

This study aims to understand the various job titles currently used in the ID profession and their corresponding recruiting qualifications. It compares the qualifications among the various design jobs in the product development process, and between different types of design organizations. Finally, the implications of the discoveries to design practice, education, and student career guidance are discussed.

Factors Influencing Enrollment in a Vocationally Oriented Course: Perceptions of Students and Teachers

The purpose of this study was to test hypotheses set forth in the Social Learning Theory of Career Selection regarding the importance of various factors on stu dents' decision to enroll in a food‐service‐related course. Seventy‐five instructors and 1,097 students throughout California completed the 33‐point questionnaires which queried demographic characteristics and, on a five‐point Likert‐type scale, the importance of the factors. A 69 percent completion rate was attained. Anal ysis of variance (p < 0.05) and Least Significant Differences test were utilized to analyze the data. Findings indicate (a) interests and persons close to students were most influential, (b) teachers and students perceived similarly the order but not degree of importance of factors, (c) teachers considered school‐related factors to be influential, (d) nonwhite populations were receptive to influences, and (e) females perceived little influence from expected wages. These findings will allow individuals involved with career guidance of students to increase their effectiveness by better understanding the factors that motivate students to enroll.