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Title: Educational Choice and the Willingness to Apply of Higher Vocational Students in Guangdong Province, China: The Mediating Role of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy
Language: English
Authors: Wan-Li Gao, Hsuan-Po Wang
Source: Higher Education Studies. 2024 14(2):148-160.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Career Choice, Self Efficacy, Vocational Maturity, School Choice, Student Attitudes, College Applicants, College Freshmen
Geographic Terms: China
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale
ISSN: 1925-4741
1925-475X
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of educational choice on the intention to enter the examination, and the mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy. A total of 1391 freshmen from six higher vocational colleges in Guangdong Province of China were investigated with Education Choices Scale, Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale and Willingness to Apply Scale. The results showed that educational choice and career decision-making self-efficacy had significant effects on the willingness to apply. Career decision-making self-efficacy plays a mediating role in the significant positive impact of educational choice on the willingness to apply. Therefore, China's educational institutions and policy makers should focus on cultivating vocational students' career decision-making self-efficacy and improving their confidence and ability in career decision-making. To help students better understand their interests, values, and career goals, and to help students better understand the career fields they face professionally.
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