Participation Patterns of Adolescents in School-Based Career Exploration Activities

• In Event: 33.048 - Career and Technical Education: Career Exploration and Pathways

Abstract

Variations in the school-based career exploration activities of Korean high school students were examined. Data represented 5,227 Korean adolescents in Grade 11 contained in the Korean Education Longitudinal Study of 2005, a nationally representative longitudinal database administered by the Korean Educational Development Institute. Latent class analysis identified four classes or approaches reflecting some combination of school availability and student use of career-related activities, including minimal-, limited-, moderate-, and high-activity groups. Multiple-group analysis revealed that curriculum track (i.e., vocational or academic emphasis) was an important determinant in classification.

Authors

• Jay W. Rojewski, University of Georgia

• In Heok Lee, University of Georgia

• Roger B. Hill, University of Georgia - Athens