International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2022, 4(10); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2022.041014.
Bingjie Gu
Ningbo University of Finance and Economics, Ningbo, 315175, China
This paper reports findings from study on secretarial education students’ career aspirations in a Chinese second-tier university to explain why graduates choose career other than being secretaries in private sectors. Adopting social learning theory of career decision making along with data analysis, the findings unveils that individual characteristics, including fallback option and seeing secretarial education as a stepping stone, account for students’ choosing of secretarial education major. At the same time, task-approach skills had a significant impact on students for not choosing secretarial career in private companies. Environmental conditions and learning experiences justify students’ choice of careers in governmental organization and public sectors. Participants’ perceptions about secretarial education programs are discussed along with implications.
university students’, career making, social learning theory
Bingjie Gu. Data Analysis Research on University Students’ Career Decision Making. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 10: 71-75. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2022.041014.
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