Characteristics of Future Careers High School Students Want to Explore. ACT Research. Issue Brief

Autor/inn/en	Bobek, Becky L.; Schnieders, Joyce Z.
Institution	ACT, Inc.
Titel	Characteristics of Future Careers High School Students Want to Explore. ACT Research. Issue Brief
Quelle	(2022), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Development; Career Choice; High School Students; Grade 11; Grade 12; Student Interests; Job Skills; Work Environment; Knowledge Level; Salaries; Promotion (Occupational); Wages; Career Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Studieninteresse; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitsmilieu; Wissensbasis; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Aufstiegsberuf; Berufsförderung; Wage; Löhne; Karriereplanung
Abstract	As students transition between high school and college or career, many have begun to consider their future career paths or want to identify career options that will best fit them. To better understand the types of career characteristics that students want to explore, this study surveys a random sample of 11th and 12th-grade students who registered for the June 2022 ACT National test. Students were presented a comprehensive list of career characteristics and asked to rate how likely they were to look at each type of characteristic when searching for future career options. This report shares the top 15 career characteristics students reported they were extremely likely or likely to explore. Through the career exploration intentions of high school students, findings from the survey underscore that students want to be savvy consumers of career information. They want to explore characteristics (e.g., occupation salary, work tasks, interests, skills) that many adults in the labor force found helpful. Students understand that occupation details are needed to establish their own preferences, that characteristics such as earnings offer different yet valuable ways to view occupations, and that characteristics important for career success will help them recognize what it takes to prepare for occupations. Taken together, these findings indicate that students want to explore relevant information that can support good-fit career choices. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01