Occupational aspiration and prestige among college students of PSCA for the school year 2003-2004 / Aileen B. Fiesta / Sheryl C. Panzo / Melvin S. Valdez.

Thesis [Education] - Polytechnic State College of Antique, 2004.

This study attempted to determine the occupational aspiration and prestige of PSCA college students for the school year 2003-2004. Specifically, the study seek to answer the following questions: 1. What are the occupational aspirations and prestige of the selected PSCA college students when taken as an entire group and when classified as to sex, ordinal position in the faculty and family net income? 2. What prestige do the selected college students of PSCA perceived from their aspired occupation as an entire group and when classified as to sex, ordinal position in the family net income? 3. Is there a significant difference in the occupational aspirations of the selected PSCA college students ad each of the variables such as sex ordinal position in the family and family net income? This is a descriptive study which utilized a constructed questionnaire - checklist duly evaluated by five (5) jury members. The occupational aspiration and prestige of the respondents were determined using the frequency count, percentage and rank. The significant difference on occupational aspiration was ascertained using the chi - square test. The significance was set .05 level. The respondents of the study were the s 100 PSCA college students who were officially enrolled during the first semester of school year 2003-2004, randomly chosen using a simple random sampling technique. These 100 respondents consists of 50 males and 50 females. They were further classified as to sex, ordinal position in the family, and family net income. It was revealed in the study that as an entire group, business; education and science fields were the top occupational aspiration of the students. Males differ in their occupational aspiration from the females. Ordinal position in the family and family net income are independent of one's occupational choice. Based on the results of the study, it was suggested that PSCA school provide courses that can cater to ad meet the needs of the students especially in their aspired occupation. The school should have a realistic guidance program on occupational information not only on academic courses, but also on other fields that could bring possibility of employment. Furthermore, parents and students should also assess the employment possibility of their aspired occupation considering that the government can not adequate provide employment to job seekers. In addition, a related study on occupational aspiration and prestige using different population and other variables in order to get a conclusive results.