A Study on the Career Preferences of Edison

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A STUDY ON THE CAREER PREFERENCES OF THE FOUTH YEAR STUDENTS OF

CONCEPCION INTEGRATED SCHOOL

SCHOOL YEAR 2011-2012

A research paper Presented to

Mrs.Lorenza S.Mabini

Faculty of Concepcion Integrated School

Concepcion,Marikina City

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements for the Subject English IV

By;

Joyce PascualAriel Asusano

Jacob Dalmacio

Marjohn DegranoRonnie Boy Gervacio

Jazrell Mendoza

Lykha Lydia Merillo

Lordex NavarroEdizon Sanchez

Lyca Soberano

February 28, 2012


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to thank the Almighty God for his divine guidance in making

this research study.

The researchers would like to express the deepest appreciation to Mrs. Lorenza S.Mabini

who has the attitude and substance of a genius; he continually and convincingly conveyed an

interest to the research and an excitement in regard to teaching. Without her assistance and

persistent help this study would not been possible.

They would also like to thank the family of Jacob Dalmacio for sharing their resources in

making this study possible. their warm support, assistance and prior relative knowledge to the

study played a big role in shaping and improving the research paper.

In addition, they would like thank to the parents,who have given them substenance

morally, spiritually and financially, and allowing them to participate in the research work.

Lastly, they would like to express their sincerest gratitude to the students that serve as our

respondents.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE i

ABSTRACT ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... ...iii

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLE .iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ... ......v

CHAPTER I.THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem .... 2

Theoretical framework.3

Significance of the problem .................................3

Scope and Delimitations ..5

Definition of Terms .5

CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES AND LITERATURE

Foreign Literature ......7

Local Literature .11

Foreign Studies ..12

Local Studies ..15


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Chapter III. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

Research Method ..18

Respondents of the Study ....18

Locale of the study .19

Research Instrument .19

Data gathering Procedure .20

Statistical Treatment of the Data ..........21

CHAPTER IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

References ....22

Appendices ...23


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CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

This chapter presents the background of the study, theoretical framework, and statement

of the problem, significance of the study, delimitation and the definition of terms.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The researchers choose this topic because they want to know the ideal courses of the

graduating students of Concepcion Integrated School Secondary Level Batch 2011-2012.

We wanted to give certain information to the parents and students which courses are in

demand in order to get a job nowadays .Moreover, we wanted to give an idea our fellow students

who going to choose their typical course, because they need to think if they can pass their course

taken, as I know many of the college student, shift in another courses because they think, they

not fit in their courses and sometimes they fail.

One thing I give information about to students who cannot take up in college degree,

due to poverty .All we can suggest, there are vocational courses so that the students cannot stop

to teach their dreams. But, if they wanted to undergo to take up degree courses, it depends to the

university or else the student.

Will go back to zero studies. Somehow there are schools or government institutions

implement low tuition fees or down payment of fees .So that parents cannot hard to pay for order

their child wanted to study just like TESDA Sometimes there are students just look up courses,

but they know want specialized it is .(E.g.BSBA-Bachelor of Entrepreneurial Management

Marketing, HRM-Culinary etc.) they should know what specialized they are or else they will fail.


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Statement of the problem

Determine the career preferences of the fourth year students of Concepcion Integrated School.

Specifically, it sought to answer the following question:

1. What is the profile of the student respondents in terms of the following variables.

1.1Gender;

1.2 Age;

1.3 Family Socio-Economic Status; and

1.4 Family Income

2. What are the career preferences of the students respondents?

1.1 Childhood Aspirations

1.2 family and Relatives

1.3 Peer and Friends

1.4 In demand jobs

1.5 Values

1.6 Area of Specialization

3. What are the bases of the students in choosing their career?


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INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

Figure I. Conceptual Framework of the Study

Career preferences of the studies depends on family social economic factor family socio-

economics is depends on how the government process the courses that in demand in our country

and abroad Individual factor depends in students if he/she like that courses.

Family income is the most basic in career preferences because if the parent of students is dont

have an income the student will be able to be study in collage

and choose their career peers influences is the one reason why some student is

faid to their studying in collage

Significance of the Study

Education is the totality of learning acquires by individual which is inherited to another, while

career is serve as it's application. The collaboration of these two fields plays a key in improving

individual's competence and professionalism and serves as their personal achievement.

Therefore, this study is deemed essential to the following stakeholder for the following reasons:

Career Preferences

of Fourth Year

Students.

Statistical

Treatment and

Analysis of Data

Variables

Respondents

Questionnaire


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To the Students. The respondents are the heart of the research because ultimately they

develop the awareness of themselves, strength, and weakness, for their career development by

continually summarizing and reflecting upon what they are learning from home, school, and

community. In totality, students are in charge of their own choice. Their future depends on their

own decision.

To the Parents. In this research study, parents will realize how important they are as a

source of encouragement in which children are free to explore different areas of career

preferences. The study will look forward in giving their children an assurance to acquire quality

education that would enable them to obtain a better job, opportunity, better income and brighter

future.

To the Teacher. This study gauges information to the teachers to the EARVHS as to the

preferences of students that they can focus on the skills needed by the students if ever the latter

would enable to pursue the career they have chosen.

To the School Administration. The result of the study will help the school administration

in putting up an effective, integrated career that they can focus on the skills that will serve as a

very helpful tool in guiding students toward making the best career decisions.

To the Researcher. The process and outcome of this study will produce great satisfaction,

competence and professionalism to the field. Although the topic of the study is focused on the

career which belongs to the field known as "Industrial Psychology", the purpose is to have a

diversity and idea about the field and rather than understanding the abnormalities the human

behavior.


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Scope and delimitation

The researchers conducted a study about the Career Preference of Fourth year Students of

Concepcion Integrated School batch 2011-2012.

The study targets only two hundred twelve respondents who answered all the questions on the

survey form to be able to determine their reactions and responses on the choices of their career.

Definition of terms

The following terms were used in the study. Their operational Meaning had been considered.

Career. A field or a pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public

professional or business life. In this study, career is the application of education whereby it is the

totality of the acquired knowledge.

Career Preference. This term refers to the courses that the students want to take into.

Individual factor . This word means that the students desire for a preferred profession.

"In-Demand Jobs. refers to the majority of present occupation which many companies

are in need for the particular job.

Family Income.The combined gross income of all the members of a household derived

from their wages and summary

Preference. other term for recommend; the power or opportunity of choosing


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Socio-Economic Status. The word refers to course that the family wants to their children

to be , perspective.

Socio-Demographic characteristics. Refers to sex, age, parent's educational attainment,

parent's occupation, size of income and sibling's position.

Values - refers to the motivated drives the individual is striving to achieve aspirations in

life.


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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Career preference is the process of decision-making. A great number of studies

Researches, p- and write-ups has been conducted for a period of time and still emerged as one of

the top-priority researches due to rapid changing and need of time. This chapter is the

presentation of literature and studies from foreign to local which may directly or indirectly

bearing to study at hand relevance to present studies will give a big picture why these

literature and studies form foreign to local are used.

Foreign Literature

According to Howard and III stressed out that whenever students are in their high school

experience they are the center of learning In traditional high school the center of the system is

the content or subject not student learning. Howard and III present a system to promote the shift

from traditional content or subject -centered high schools to student

centered which is called as collaborative career pathways a system of organizing the student

learning interests and aptitudes around career paths. It provides a structure for student to

reference their learning and comment each year of their high school experiences It allows

students to plan and practice their skills while creating a smooth and successful transition to a

post -secondary option. Goffredson development theory of occupation aspiration describes how

people become attracted to certain occupations self-concept in vocational development is the key

factor to career selection and people want jobs that are compatible with their self-image the key


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determinants of self-concept are ones social class, level of intelligence and experiences with

sex-typing Roe's need approach emphasized that early childhood experiences play an important

Local studies

according to the study conducted by Siguan Jr (1994) it was found out that the students self-

concept showed no significant influence on their career preferences the school The academic

achievements of students proved to be significant related to their career preferences The school

were students came from had no influence on their choice of career he recommends that a more

improved and function guidance provided in school to help students make sound career choices

the guidances councilors and teachers Classroom teachers are encouraged to do their best in

improving teaching learning processes considering that academic achievement of student their

chosen course. This could be drawn from the required level of the course in contrast with their

level of preferred intelligence.

The necessity of developing a career development program was needed in order to prevent any

misfits and assists student in the process of crystallizing their career in life she recommended

that this program be effectively implement. Personal interests, abilities, skills, and values are the

most influential factors in coming chosen occupation by the participants according to Pabiton

(2007). This implies that like other graduating students in high schools students, the participants

seemed to have chosen occupation. She also noted that the students that the students be given all

the chances to learn and develop the skills and attitudes for various occupations. she

recommends that career counselors could give more emphasis on this environmental factor

during individual and small group career counseling.


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Foreign Studies

The effects of career goals on students was a subject of a 2003 study conducted by Richard

T. Lapan, Bradley Tucker, Se-Kang Kim, and John F. Kosciulek. In this study, the authors

evaluated the impact of four career development curricular strategies to help high schoolers have

successful post-high school transitions. The four curriculum strategies studied were as follows:

1- Organized curriculum, which is the organization of classes around a specific career goal, 2-

Relevant curriculum, which uses teaching instruction to demonstrate to students the relevance of

course content to the world of work, 3-Work-based learning experiences, such as job shadowing

(the student has the opportunity to go to a workplace and see what someone actually does in a

job), and 4- Connected learning activities, which connects and integrates learning in school and

career-relevant workplace settings. Additionally, the authors believe that there are three support

groups, which they call Stakeholder Support. The three levels of stakeholder support are: (a)

school counselors, (b) teachers, and (c) multiple stakeholders, such as parents. Stakeholder

support is necessary to make the students development and transition as smooth as possible

(Lapan et al., 2003).

The authors hypothesized that career development, curriculum strategies, and stakeholder

support would each explain significant portions of the variance in student satisfaction that their

education was helping them to attain their educational and career goals. Also, it was

hypothesized that career development, curriculum strategies, and stakeholder support would each

explain significant portions of the variance in the level of education required by the students

anticipated setting immediately following high school. Finally, the authors hypothesized that

curriculum strategies and stakeholder support would each explain significant portions of the

variance in career development (Lapan et al., 2003).


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The study was conducted in rural areas of a large Midwestern state. The authors used a

total of 347 8th graders (206=girls and 141=boys), 281 10th graders (160=girls and 121 boys), and

256 12th

graders (143=girls and 113=boys). Lapan et al. (2003), randomly selected the students

to represent both a wide range of academic achievement levels and extent of participation in

school-to-work activities. The students were required to answer a survey. Each grade level had to

complete a different survey with different time limits. The older students needed additional items

to assess the wider range of activities that were available for them. Also, there was a requirement

that all data collection activities for 8th

, and 10th

graders should be completed within one class

period (Lapan et at., 2003).

The value of studying the differences between students with career goals, and students without,

will help us learn why students who set goals early have more self-confidence. The purpose of

this paper is to analyze, compare, and interpret numerous research studies on the effects of career

goals on students. I gathered my data from periodicals, and research studies. Although studies

have different methods, modes, and measures, the results are almost unanimous that students,

who are certain about their career choices, are more likely to be successful and self-confident

than those who are uncertain.

2nd article:

According to the study conducted by Garcez (2007), it was found out that by increasing

career development activities which includes setting career goals, students had a higher self-

esteem. Maybe even more important, however, is that students were more satisfied about the

education they were receiving. This will, in turn, hopefully lead to students having a deeper

desire and commitment to succeed in their education. another outcome of higher self-esteem, is

that those students chose more difficult goals than students with low self-esteems. she noted that


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the excellent detailed plan for teaching parents and teachers how to teach young students to set

career goals. The plan requires a total community effort through educators, parents and

businesses. students must be given an opportunity to identify and explore their desired careers.

They can accomplish this through the "School to Work Transition" or "Job shadowing Program".

Through the cooperative efforts of the entire community, students can identify career choices, set

career goals and have higher self-esteem at an early age. Ultimately, they will further their

education and have better chance of succeeding in the "do or die" world live.

Local literature

According to Elmer (1989), career planning is life goal-setting. Without it such a plan, it is easy

like making a journey to an unfamiliar destination without a map. he proposed a Career Planning

Guide that will help the students in choosing their appropriate course from planning a career,

steps in planning career, goal setting, and self-understanding.

Also, it reveals that guidance and counseling is intervention of underemployment individuals and

career preparedness must be initiated.

Correlates of Career Decisions

Among Children of Overseas

Filipino Workers

Catherine O. Espero

Majority (94%) of the respondents indicated that they decided to pursue college education, only

4% chose to pursue technical vocational program, and merely 2% decided to work after high

school. These results support a local study which concluded that almost all Filipino youth

dream of going to college (Youth Study, 2001) and finish their education (Gastardo-Conaco,


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Jimenez, & Billedo, 2003). They are also congruent with other local studies which found that

the respondents preferred courses which would lead to white-collar jobs (MayeGuanzon, 1980;

Amilbahar, 1983).

Majority of the children of OFWs who participated in this study exhibited independence

when it comes to making post secondary career decisions. They chose a career path (i.e., pursue

college) that leads to white-collar rather than blue-collar jobs. Many preferred college and for

those who decided to pursue technical-vocational program, they preferred post secondary

occupations which are service-oriented and do not require special skills.

Furthermore, the career decisions of the children of OFWs are neither dependent on selected

internal factors such as birth order, expressed interests, expressed motivation, and gender; nor

on external factors like parents educational attainment, parents occupational status, family,

relatives, friends, school personnel, and media. Factors other than academic achievement like

migration plans, socioeconomic status, parental attachment, and parental expectations might

have accounted for the influence on their career decisions. It is therefore recommended that

further verification of the results be made through the employment of a larger sample. Further

research about career decision making can be explored using different respondents like college

and tech-voc students; variables such as measured educational and occupational interests, self-

efficacy in making career decisions, socioeconomic status, parental expectations, and parental

attachment; and methods like case study and longitudinal study. A study on the career decisions

and migration plans of the children of OFWs can likewise be investigated. Policy makers may

create items for guidance counselors to enhance the career guidance programs of public

secondary schools. This is in response to the Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004 (R.A. 9258)


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which aims to professionalize the practice of guidance and counseling in the Philippines.

Guidance counselors should help students see various educational and vocational options and

develop realistic goals. Since most students want to pursue college education, and given the

importance of academic proficiency for higher education, guidance counselor should identify

students who have college aspirations but are lacking in academic proficiency and help them

develop strategies to achieve their goals. Likewise, guidance counselors should give the parents

proper career guidance and orientation to help facilitate their childrens career decision-making.


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CHAPTER III

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the research design, population and sample study, research instruments,

data gathering procedures and statistical treatment of data.

The study used research instruments used data gathering procedure. The study uses a descriptive

survey method used to assess socio-demographic characteristics such as sex, age, parent's

educational attainment, parent's occupation. size of the family; the expressed career choices,

preference of the student in choosing a career and anticipated problems that affect the career

choices of senior high school students of CIS (Concepcion Integrated School of Academic year

(2010-2011). Descriptive research is a purposive process of data gathering , classifying and

tabulating data about prevailing conditions, practices and beliefs, processes and trends, and a

cause-effect relationships and then adequate and accurate interpretation about such data with or

without aid of statistical treatment.

The study uses statistical treatment and data gathering is quantitative.

Population and Sample Plan

Distribution of Population and Sample Size in Concepcion integrated School

Concepcion integrated School Frequency Percentage

Student 212 100%


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3.1 Research Instrument

The instrument used was researcher-made survey questionnaire to gather the needed data for the

student's profile. The draft of the questionnaire was drawn based on the researcher's knowledge,

readings, studies, professional literature, published and unpublished thesis relative to the study.

In the preparation of the instrument, the requirements in the designing of a good data collection

instrument were considered; open-minded options were furnished to accommodate the

knowledge preparedness of the respondents.

The research design consists of two parts. The first part is the profile which includes the data on

gender, age, socio-economic status, educational attainment of their parents.

The second part of the survey questionnaire relates to the Statement of the problem. The

questionnaire will help the researcher know how the students of Concepcion Integrated School.

Preference for the use of structured questionnaire is premised on several research assumptions

such as a). The material cost in conducting the survey questionnaires method. b). less pressure

for immediate response and giving the students the feeling of freedom of anonymity.

3.2 Data gathering Procedure

Questionnaires are administered to the prospective subjects. The researcher use the time

allotted for vacant to avoid distractions of class discussions. Some questionnaires are given to

students scattered in the schools quadrangle. The students were given time to answer the

questions.


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After the data gathering, the researcher will collect it for tallying the scores and to apply

the statistical treatment to be used in the study.

3.4 Statistical treatment

The researcher recorded the response of the students on the tally sheets and put it in table

forms.

The researcher uses random sampling technique to gather the results quickly of the 212

respondents.

Gender of the Respondent

Gender Total Respondent Percentages

Male 100 47.17%

Female 112 52.83%

Total 212 100%

Table shows that out of 212 respondents, 47.17% are male and 52.83% are female. This implies

that there are more females who participated in the research than males.

Age of Respondents

Age Total Respondents Percentages

15 67 31.60%

16 119 56.13%

17 19 8.96%

18 6 2.83%


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19 above 1 0.48%

Total 212 100%

Table shows that out of 212 respondents 31.60% of them are 15% years old, 56.13% are of 16

years of age, 8.96% are 17 yrs. Old , 2.83% of them are 18 years old and 0.48% of them ages 19

years old and above. Majority of the respondent ages are 15 and 16.

Education attainment of the Respondents

Educational

attainment

Total:

Respondents

Percentages

Elementary 5 2.36%

Highschool 128 60.38%

Collage 43 20.28

Graduate 33 15.56

Vocational 3 1.42%

212 100%

Table shows that majority of the respondent is graduate in High school.

Socio-economic Status of the Respondents

Socio-economic Status Total Respondents Percentages

Low 35 16.51%

Average 152 11.79%


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High 25 71.70%

212 100%

Table show that out of 212 respondents 16.51% of respondents said that there parent have a low

income 11.79% of the respondents said that there parent a average income of 71.70%

Passible courses of the respondents

Course Respondents Percentage

HRM 46 17.97

CRIMINOLOLY 37 14.45

ACCOUNTANCY 31 12.1

ENGINEERING 33 12.89

TOURISM 10 5.08

MASSCOM 10 3.91

COMSCI 4 1.56

I.T 14 5.47

ARCHITECTURE 5 1.95

BSBA 34 13.28

EDUCATION 11 4.29

FINEARTS 3 1.17


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NURSING 4 1.56

AUTOMOTIVE 2 0.78

AB-AS 2 0.98

OTHERS 7 2.73

TABLE shows that out of 256 respondents 17.97%of them said that they want to take HRM.

14.45% prefers criminology, 12.1% wants Accountancy, 12.89% prefer Engineering courses,

5.08% favor tourism, 3.91% for MASSCOM, 1.56% have preferences on COMSCI, 5.47%

wants I.T and the remaining have preferences on education, arts, nursing, automotive, AB-AS

and others. Most of the respondents prefer courses like Engineering, HRM and Criminology.

Schools of the Respondents

School Total respondents Percentage %

PUP 70 33.01%

PLMAR 79 37.26%

Ateneo 15 4.08%

FEU 5 2.36%

Infotech 2 0.94%

MPC 12 5.66%

UP 3 1.42%

ICCT 2 0.94%

TIP 6 2.83%

New Era 3 1.42%


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UST 3 1.42%

STI 2 0.94%

Others 10 4.72%

212 100%

Table shows that majority of the student choose PLMAR as the preferred school with 37.26%.

Bases of the Respondents

Factors Respondents Percentage %

Socio-Economic Status 42 19.38%

Peer Pressure 3 1.42%

Individual factors 72 33.965

Family Income 95 44.81%

212 100%

Table shows that Individual factors greatly affect the career preference decision of the

respondent5s. This does mean most of the students prefer courses at their own will and based on

their wants and where they can enjoy and excel in it.


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1. Elaine Markus Howard and Pamela J. III. career pathways: preparing Students for Life.

Corwin Press; A Sage Thousand Company. thousand Oaks California c2004, p . 1

2. factor affecting career Preference of 4th year students by Buenavido E. Siguan Jr. Leyte

Institute of Technology; graduate Scholl of Tacloban City; March 2004

Soriano, A.S and Roces A Career Guide. Baguio Allied Printers: 420 Magsaysay Ave. Baguio

City


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CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents the distribution of respondents according to gender, age, highest

educational attainment of parents; Socio-economic status; the possible courses that they want to

take up in college, school they preferred and the bases of the students in choosing their career.

Career Preferences of Fourth-year Students of Concepcion Integrated School Secondary level

batch 2011-2012.

1. On the profile of the students respondents

Table 1

Distribution of Respondents according to Gender

Gender Frequency Percentage %

Male 100 47.17

Female 112 52.83

Total 212 100

Table #1 shows that out of 212 respondents 47.17% are male and 52.83% are female. This

implies that in the study, the female respondents out-numbered the male.

Table 2

Distribution of Respondents according to age

Age Total Respondents Percentage %

15 67 31.60

16 119 56.1317 19 8.96

18 6 2.83

19 above 1 0.48

Total 212 100


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Table # 2 reveals that out of 212 respondents 31.60% of them are 15 years of age, 56.13% are 16

years old, 8.96% are 17 years old, 2.83% are 18 years old and 0.48% are 19 years old and above.

The majority of the respondents age 16 years old.

Table 3

Distribution of Respondents according to the Highest Educational Attainment of theirParents

Educational

Attainment

Total

Respondents

Percentage

%

Elementary

High School

College Undergrad

College GraduateVocational

5

128

43

333

2.36

60.38

20.28

15.561.42

Total 212 100

Table # 3 shows that majority of their parents attained their highest level of education in a

Secondary level.

Table 4

Distribution of the Respondents according to Socio-Economic Status

Socio- Economic

Status

Total

Respondents

Percentage

%

LowAverage

High

35152

25

16.5171.70

11.79

Total 212 100

Table #4 shows that out 212 respondents, 16.51% said that their parents have a low income while

11.79% said that their parents have a high income. 71.70% or the majority the respondents said

that their parents have an average income.


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Table 5

Distribution of Respondents according to the possible courses that want to take up

Courses Respondents Percentage %

HRM

Criminology

AccountancyEngineering

Tourism

Mass CommunicationComputer Science

Information Technology

Architecture

BSBAEducation

Fine Arts

Nursing

AutomotiveAB-AS

Others

46

37

3133

13

10

4

14

5

34

11

3

4

22

7

17.97

14.45

12.112.89

5.08

3.91

1.56

5.47

1.95

13.28

4.29

1.17

1.56

0.780.78

2.73

Total 212 100

Table #5 shows that out of 212 respondents 17.97% said that they want to take Hotel and

Restaurant Management (HRM).

Table 6

Distribution of Respondents According to School

School Respondents Percentage %PUP

PLMAR

ATENEOFEU

INFOTECH

MPCUP

ICCT

TIP

NEW ERA

USTSTI

Others

70

79

155

2

123

2

6

3

32

10

33.01

37.26

7.082.36

0.94

5.661.42

0.94

2.83

1.42

1.420.94

4.72

Total 212 100

Table #6 shows that majority of the students chose PLMAR for their course.


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Table 7

Distribution of Respondents According to the bases of the students in choosing their career

Bases Total Respondents Percentage %

Socio-Economic Factor 42 19.81

Peer Influence 3 1.42

Individual Factor 72 33.46

Family Income Factor 95 44.81

Total 212 100

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