| Abstract [eng] |
The relevance of the research. Career choice is a very important moment of life. In today's world choosing the profession is becoming one of the most important process in the young man's life, leading to the decision influencing the continuum of life. The choice of the profession is influencednot only by various internal factors, but also external ones. However, it is important to take into account the family's cultural and social context because the family is one of the main sources of information about careers and have a significant impact on career choices process. Object of the research. Factors of vocational decision of teenagers (16 – 18years) from disadvantaged families. Hypothesis of the research 1) It is likely that the family has a little influence for the vocational decisionfor teenagers from disadvantaged families. 2) It is likely thatvocational decision for teenagers from disadvantaged families is related to their achievement. 3) It is likely that teenagers from disadvantaged families, professional self more importance to internal self-determination of occupational factors than external. Aim of the research. Find out the factors of vocational decision of teenagers from disadvantaged families. Methods of the research. Theoretical. In order to determine the factors influencing the vocational decision of teenagers from disadvantaged families, a scientific, educational and psychological literature was analyzed. Empirical. A questionnaire survey method has been chosen for teenagers from disadvantaged families. Statistics. The results were computed using programs Excel and SPSS. The scope of the research.Subjects are teenagers (16 – 18 years) from disadvantaged families in Telšiai district. The survey involved 159 respondents. Theresultsshowed that the main factors affecting the vocational decision ofteenagers (16 - 18 years) from disadvantaged families are two: internal: physical (personal physical health), mental (interests, hobbies, self-assessment) and external: social (social status of parents, distance to education institutions, parents' education and work, family’s moral values). Low interest rates in informal activities, lack of learning motivation, lack of parental authority, bad influence of friends, lack of discipline affect the very poor life goals, the working-class career choice, minimal education. |
