Career beliefs of Greek and Non-Greek Vocational Education students英文文献资料.docVIP

Creative Education 2012. Vol.3, No.7, 1241-1250 Published Online November 2012 in SciRes (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ce) /10.4236/ce.2012.37183 Career Beliefs of Greek and Non-Greek Vocational Education Students Despina Sidiropoulou-Dimakakou, Katerina Argyropoulou, Nikos Drosos, Maria Terzaki Career Counseling Research and Assessment Center, Department of Psychology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Email: dsidirop@psych.uoa.gr Received September 5 , 2012; revised October 2 , 2012; accepted October 17 , 2012 th nd th The present study aims at investigating Greek and non-Greek Vocational Education students’ career be- liefs. The sample consists of 238 students who attend Greek Secondary Vocational Education schools in the region of Attica. The study also investigates whether various demographic variables (e.g. gender, im- migrant status, parents’ educational level) differentiate these beliefs. Career beliefs were assessed by Ca- reer Beliefs Patterns Scale-2. Five factors were found to contribute to career beliefs: Culture common practice, Proficiency beliefs, Control self-direction beliefs, Persistence beliefs, Fatalism Socioeco- nomic status impact. The results revealed statistically significant relationships between the level of career beliefs and gender and immigrant status. Findings are discussed in terms of their practical applications for career counseling. Keywords: Career Beliefs; Vocational Education; Immigrants Introduction making process affecting individual’s aspirations and actions (Austin, Wagner, Dahl, 2003), which can lead to making ca- reer decisions in a certain manner (Clarkson, 2003). The major- ity of researches regarding career beliefs focus on negative beliefs that can result in lack of satisfaction with the particular choice, reduced self-este