A Study of Career Aspiration and Self-concept of Students at Higher Secondary Level
Dr. Neela Chaudhary
Assistant Professor, IASE Bilaspur
At the initial stage if we identify a student’s real characteristics, can ensure maximum utilization of one’s talent, attitude, aptitude, abilities, interests. Thus, there is a need for meaningful and realistic relations between one’s educational pursuits and vocational plans. In this study researcher worked on male and female, urban and rural 820 students of different management at Higher secondary level.
So, this study proposed to find out the difference in boys and girls Self-concept and Career Aspiration by using Self-concept scale (Dr Raj Kumar Saraswat, 2008) and career aspiration scale (Dr Sarita Anand 2013) on 820 higher secondary students. The results reveal that boys and girls have a significant difference in their career aspiration and no significant difference in their Self-concept. Urban and Rural students have a significant difference in their Self-concept and no significant difference in their Career Aspiration. Students of government School and Non-government Schools have a significant difference in their career aspiration and no significant difference in their Self-concept. This shows the understanding of self-concept will give us more chances to handle inevitable rejections
Keywords: Self-concept, Career Aspiration.