Positive psychological correlates of career competency among panchayat school students
Journal Title: Journal of Management Research and Analysis - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Aim The present study aims to explore the psychological correlates that are related to career oriented positive psychological strengths namely Career Adaptability Career Optimism and Perceived Knowledge among the panchayat school studentsMaterials and Methods It is basically a report of the pilot study for a major ICSSR fellowship study which is exploratory and descriptive in nature A popular village panchayat school in Salem district with a 300 students was chosen as the target school 134 students were randomly selected Of them 80 were girls and 54 were boys They were all administered career futures inventory developed by Patrick Joseph Rottinghaus 2004 It measures career optimism career adaptability capacities and perceived knowledge In this study these variables are considered positive psychological variables for positive psychology has emerged as a separate branch of study and the field has started attracting controlled randomized experimental investigationsSynopsis of the Result The percentage analysis revealed that 701 of students have chosen a career and have not investigated about their chosen career 216 of students investigated a number of careers and have selected only one 478 of the students quite often think about their career goals 403 of students said they put high level of effort for their school work 664 of students said they put high level of effort for learning about their career options During a typical week only 22 of students spent over 60 hours of activities related to their school work 45 of students are found to be very dissatisfied about their current major 41 of students are spending 1630 hours and 6 are over 60 hours to explore their career options during the last 6 months The analysis of correlation revealed no significant relationship among these three variables However results of independent trsquo test revealed that Female village panchayat school students were found to have more career adaptability capacities and perceived knowledge It was also revealed that 11th Std students are found to have more career adaptability and perceived knowledge than the 12th Std studentsImplications Students in the city have many career related advices and advantages but in the rural area for the Panchayat School students their career development is not systematic Hence the main study focuses on enhancing these through a systematic positive psychological intervention The implications are discussed in the main article in line with the contemporary career psychological perspectivesKeywords Optimism Adaptability Perceived Knowledge Career Features Panchayat Village Students
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Ramasamy R, Nithyanandan D. V.
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- DOI 10.18231/2394-2770.2018.0009
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