Election of degree and expectations of results of teenagers from Granada

Authors

  • Asunción Martínez Martínez Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (España).
  • Manuel Castro Sánchez Universidad de Granada (España).
  • Manuel Lucena Zurita Universidad de Jaén (España).
  • Félix Zurita Ortega Universidad de Granada (España).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.26.num.3.2015.16401

Keywords:

university, students, degree, expectations election results

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The choice of university degree is an issue of vital importance to the educational institutions and students, one of the factors that determine this decision are the expectations of result, The aim of this study is to dictate the choice of degree of preferential interest of students in university and training courses in the province of Granada, as well as describing the results which areexpected and the characteristics of their choice, age and gender. This descriptive study and cross-section had a sample of 1,164 male / female students in last year of university stage and training courses in the province of Granada, measuring variables such as gender, age, qualifications and expectations election results. The main results shown that the university degrees more demanded by students without limitation economic, family or note type are: Teaching, Medicine and Engineering, in the case of finding some conditioning are: Teaching, Engineering and Nursing. Most students are postulated as altruistic, followed by security, hedonism and prestige-power. The women are opting for Medicine, Teaching, Nursing and Psychology, and men for Computers, INEF or Engineering, being girls more altruistic and boys who are seeking security in their future careers.  It is concluded that students choose the same degree with or without limitation, replacing medicine for nursing in the case of not finding any limitation. The girls are choosing them more humanist more degrees and technical qualifications.

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Martínez Martínez, A., Castro Sánchez, M., Lucena Zurita, M., & Zurita Ortega, F. (2016). Election of degree and expectations of results of teenagers from Granada. REOP - Revista Española De Orientación Y Psicopedagogía, 26(3), 63–77. https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.26.num.3.2015.16401

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Research studies

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