The Effects of a Career Self-efficacy Guidance Program on Developing Career Decision Making for Occupation Of Mathayomsuksa 4 Students at Rajadamri School

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were: 1) to construct of a Career Self-efficacy Guidance Program on Developing Career Decision Making for Occupation 2) to study the Effects of a Career Self-efficacy Guidance Program on Developing Career Decision Making for Occupation. This research was a quasi experimental research. The sample group was 72 students in Mathayomsuksa 4 in 2 classrooms, which were obtained by simple random sampling. Then draw lots for one room into an experimental group of 35 people and another room as a control group of 37 people. The instruments used in this research were: 1) Career Self efficacy Guidance Program on Developing Career Decision Making for Occupation, 2) The Career Decision Scale, 3) The record of learning experience and students’ opinion about activities they participated each time, and 4) The student’s opinion questionnaire towards the activities and the researcher. The research employs Mean, Standard Deviation, Content Analysis, the Paired-Sample t–test, and Independent Sample t-test for analyzing data.

          The research results indicated that: 1) after the experiment, the post-test scores of experimental group were higher than their pre-test scores at .05 level of significance, 2) after the experiment, the post-test scores of experimental group were higher than the control group at .05 level of significance, and 3) the experimental group reported that participating in Career Self-efficacy Program on Developing Career Decision Making for Occupation helped them to understand about their interest, ability, skills, belief and personality. So, they could determine proper educational and career goals. They also developed skills in education and career information searching which led them to know their decision tendency and felt more confidence to make decision for proper pursuing education and occupation.