Insight, academic major satisfaction and life satisfaction among college students majoring in education: Implications for career counselling

Abstract

Theoretical explanations suggest that insight might increase life satisfaction by helping individuals choose a suitable academic major, indicating that insight might facilitate life satisfaction through academic major satisfaction. The current study thus investigates the mediating role of academic major satisfaction in the potential relationship between insight and life satisfaction. The data collected from a sample of 206 undergraduate students majoring in education degree programs confirm that the relationship between insight and life satisfaction is fully mediated by academic major satisfaction, with a model explaining 23% of the total variance in life satisfaction. The findings have important implications for the design and implementation of career counselling and guidance services provided within high school and university settings, particularly in countries such as Turkey where career counselling services need improvement.

İlköğretimde Cinsiyete Dayalı Mesleki Kalıp Yargılarla Mücadele: Bir Rehberlik Etkinliği Örneği / Combatting Gender-Based Occupational Stereotypes in Primary Education: A Guidance Activity Example

“…Bu bağlamda bu araştırma ülkemizde cinsiyete dayalı mesleki ayrımlaşma ve kalıp yargıların önüne geçilebilmesi açısından ilkokul yıllarında uygulanabilecek tek oturumluk basit bir sınıf rehberlik etkinliği örneği sunmaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra, araştırma sonuçları toplumu oluşturan bireylerin mutluluğu ve refahı için örgün eğitimde kariyer danışmanlığı hizmetlerine sadece lisede değil eğitimin her kademesinde yer verilmesi gerektiğini ortaya koyması açısından oldukça önemlidir (Çimşir, 2019;Nazlı, 2007).…”

Konsep Dasar Pendekatan Kelompok dalam Bimbingan dan Konseling

“…Dalam bimbingan dan konseling, salah satu metode yang dianggap efektif dalam membantu individu menyelesaikan berbagai masalahnya adalah pendekatan kelompok (García, 2021). Proses pemberian bantuan layanan yang dilakukan oleh guru bimbingan konseling kepada peserta didik didasarkan dengan informasi yang sudah didapatkan agar konseli dapat mengalami perkembangan, pertumbuhan, eksplorasi, pengambilan keputusan karir secara rasional dan realistis sehingga konseli atau peserta didik dapat mencapai tujuan kesuksesan yang ingin diraih (Cimsir, 2019;Plak, 2022;Yuen, 2019). Agar dapat menjadi ahli dalam membantu siswa menyelesaikan masalahnya, hendaknya guru bimbingan konseling terus mengasah kemampuannya untuk meningkatkan pemahaman dan aplikatif dalam pelaksanaan bimbingan kelompok sehingga dapat mengetahui, mencermati, dan menelaah (Ansloos, 2022;Guvenc, 2020;Sekhon, 2022).…”

Interests and personality matter in the choice of teacher education program

“…This decision has strong implications for career paths; dissatisfaction and detrimental effects on well-being (even burnout) might result from choosing a college (Gilbreath et al, 2011) or a career path (Tong et al, 2015) that does not fit one's individual needs. Finding the right study program for their clients is an important task for high school counselors (Cimsir, 2019;University of Massachusetts Global, 2021). However, in order to give sound advice, counselors need reliable information on how to use individual interests and other individual characteristics when giving advice.…”