Vocational Identity and Students' College Degree Choices: A Preliminary Study

Autor/in	Pizzolitto, Elia
Titel	Vocational Identity and Students' College Degree Choices: A Preliminary Study
Quelle	In: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 51 (2023) 2, S.322-334 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pizzolitto, Elia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0306-9885
DOI	10.1080/03069885.2021.1918326
Schlagwörter	Vocational Interests; Occupational Aspiration; Self Concept; College Students; Academic Degrees; Selection; Majors (Students); Graduate Students; Foreign Countries; Psychological Patterns; Family Influence; Teacher Influence; Employment Opportunities; Professional Identity; Masters Degrees; Differences; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsinteresse; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Selbstkonzept; Collegestudent; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Auslese; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausland; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Unterscheiden; Italien
Abstract	Students' degree choices are often made without an achieved vocational identity. In fact, some students perceive a discrepancy between their ambitions and their university course choices. In this preliminary study, I employed the interpretative phenomenological analysis approach to study the experiences of two master's degree economics students enrolled in two Italian universities. The aim was to understand the students' perception of emotional costs associated with the discrepancy between their vocational identity and their university degree choices. Five themes, regret, disappointment, selfishness, the influence of family/teachers and job opportunities emerged from the interpretation. The emotional cost of wrong degree choices hindered the students' process of overcoming their psychosocial crises. Finally, recommendations were made for providing counselling services in secondary schools. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01