Abstract: Nowadays, career choice seems to be the most difficult decision for students all over the world, including Vietnam. This research was conducted to explore Vietnam school students' attitudes and decisions towards future career selection. Through a small survey with self-designed bilingual questionnaire in a public high school in Vietnam, the authors pointed out various considering aspects as well as influential factors in the making of future occupational decisions. Additionally, main vocational tendency and criteria of students in Vietnam public high schools were also discovered. The results indicated that it is very important for most students to have future career orientation by parents, peers or teachers. Next, STEM-related and social work was seen as the major vocational trends due to active job markets and higher academic paths. Moreover, the findings of study also revealed students' attitudes towards gender differences in occupational selection. We concluded some factors such as personal preferences, educational attainment and gender-related stereotypes had a significant influence on vocational options.
Keywords: high school students, career choice, Vietnam.
Title: HOW DO STUDENTS MAKE FUTURE CAREER CHOICES? A CASE STUDY IN VIETNAM
Author: Tong Thi Son, Quach Tuan Kiet
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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