The influence of age and education on perceptions of occupational attractiveness

Fields, Mitchell W.; Shallenberger, William R.

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1987.tb00266.x

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“…However, there was little indication that this trend reflected a shift towards more realistic focussing of concern. Overall, the variable of school type seemed somewhat more influential than age in determining job preference and job choice, consistent with some recent U.S. findings which suggest that type/amount of secondary education received plays a more critical role than age per se in determining young people's ratings of occupational attractiveness (Fields and Shallenberger, 1987).…”

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Occupational interests of Barbadian adolescents

Payne

1991

Int J Adv Counselling

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A sample of 850 adolescents in the Caribbean island of Barbados indicated their general interest in 90 locally available occupations which were designated 'male', 'female' or 'either sex' in accordance with judgements of present employment of the sexes in these positions, and named up tO three jobs for which they had particular preference. Results showed sex to have a pervasive influence on both general interest and particular job choice, although both males and females were most strongly attracted to modern sector, mid/high status 'managerial' positions. Implications for career guidance in schools, and for further research, are discussed.

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Occupational interests of Barbadian adolescents

Payne

1991

Int J Adv Counselling

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“…There are a lot of other factors that could contribute to perceiving an occupation as attractive. The dimensions of job attractiveness are competency, self-direction, interpersonal relations, extrinsic outcomes and intrinsic outcomes (Fields & Shallenberger, 1987).…”

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Relationships in the Workplace and Occupational Attractiveness Among Students, Teachers and Rangers-Sportsmen

Stoyanova

2016

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Perceived occupational attractiveness could be due to many factors and relationships in the workplace are among them. The questionnaire “Attractiveness of the profession” created by Ivanov (1999) was used to study how relationships in the workplace were related to perceptions of occupational attractiveness among students, teachers and rangers-sportsmen participating in special missions abroad. In 2012 and 2013, 46 secondary school teachers, 40 students in pedagogical specialties, and 27 sportsmen-rangers participating in special missions abroad were studied in Bulgaria. The results indicated that the students and the rangers were more satisfied with their work than the teachers were. The interpersonal relationships influenced mainly the students’ and rangers’ perceptions of occupational attractiveness. The rangers were more influenced by the relationships with the colleagues. The psycho-climate in the workplace was considered as more important by the rangers. The students were more influenced by the interpersonal communication at the workplace and their heads’ expertise. Some moderators of interpersonal relationships in the workplace were found – such as the tasks in the work, the prestige of occupation, the interaction between occupation and rewards, and the psycho-climate in the workplace. Key words: relationships in the workplace; occupational attractiveness; students; teachers; rangers-sportsmen.

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“…Fields & Shallenberger (1987) studied a 295 FRED FROST cross-sectional sample of university and high school students. They concluded that education rather than age plays the more critical role in determining what an individual rates as attractive about an occupation.…”

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The effect of promotion on career path choice amongst secondary school pupils

Frost

1992

The Vocational Aspect of Education

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The choice of career path facing school-leavers is discussed, using a modified consumer choice model. As a case study, students from 12 high schools in Perth, Australia were surveyed to ascertain their perceptions of the armed services as a career path. The effects of external promotion and family involvement are considered. Major factors that emerged from the study were the difficulty students faced in selecting a career and the importance placed on training offered by the organisation.In recent years the failure of industrialised economies to absorb all school-leavers into the workforce has resulted in a re-appraisal of the processes of transition from school to post-secondary adult roles. Youth in transition have become a major focus for politicians and educators in most Western industrial democracies (Poole, 1985). In an Australian review, Anderson (1980) argues that the meaning of work varied for young people at different ages and in different social classes. For older youth, for example, work is related more to longer term social goals and roles. Factors such as sex, social class, rurality and ethnicity influence the transition process from school to employment, as does the actual availability of jobs in their preferred employment areas.Many research efforts in vocational choice and occupational psychology have attempted to clarify the process of individual career choice (Vroom, 1964;Holland, 1966). The majority of these approaches have been developmental and/or cognitive in nature. Typically the studies analyse the degree of cognitive sophistication achieved by individuals at various points in their progression towards the selection of a vocation.Most frequently, this chronology is measured in terms of either age or educational level. Fields & Shallenberger (1987) studied a 295 FRED FROST cross-sectional sample of university and high school students. They concluded that education rather than age plays the more critical role in determining what an individual rates as attractive about an occupation. The information gained through educational training appears to override information gained through simple chronological maturity. Deciding upon a preferred career is generally viewed by vocational psychologists and career counsellors as a key developmental task of late adolescence or early adulthood (Super, 1981).Many published studies of career decidedness have failed adequately to tackle two important issues. The first is the distinction between making a decision and sustaining a decision already made, both of which are necessary to produce a state of decidedness. The second concerns causality; do other psychological variables cause decision-making and/or sustaining a decision? Or are they caused by them, or both, or either? (Arnold, 1989). Robertson & Symons (1990) developed a model of occupational labour supply based on optimising behaviour of far-sighted individuals. They concluded that individuals choose occupations on the basis of personal tastes and relative incomes in those occupations. They al...

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The influence of age and education on perceptions of occupational attractiveness

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Occupational interests of Barbadian adolescents

Occupational interests of Barbadian adolescents

Relationships in the Workplace and Occupational Attractiveness Among Students, Teachers and Rangers-Sportsmen

The effect of promotion on career path choice amongst secondary school pupils

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