M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) / A youth's career choice is without doubt one of the most important decisions of his life because according to expectations, he will spend almost half of his life exercising his chosen vocation. In order to make a decision concerning a vocation. a youth requires knowledge. knowledge of his specific interests. aptitudes. personality and intelligence. A youth should discover his own identity - he should find out who he is and in what he believes. This self-knowledge is a prerequisite for career choice. Inadequate self-knowledge may lead to an erroneous career choice and that in turn may lead to work dissatisfaction and a negative attitude towards labour. In the process of career guidance, use is principally made of psychometric testing in order to help the youth gain self knowledge. The importance of psychometric testing cannot be underestimated and it is generally accepted that career guidance cannot take place without it. No research appears to have been done which determines the youth's self-knowledge without the use of tests. It is thus necessary to determine what the youth's intuitive perception of his self-knowledge is. and then to compare this to the test results. In chapter two the process of career guidance. as well as the importance of decision making. and the role the parents and school play in the youth's career choice, is explored. Chapter three explores the concept of self-knowledge and four facets of self-knowledge are discussed: interests. aptitudes. personality and intelligence. In chapter four the research design is discussed. Standard ten pupils' self-knowledge is obtained without the use of psychometric tests. and these findings are compared with the test results. The parents' opinions are also taken into account by comparing their estimation of their child's self-knowledge with the child's own estimation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:11413 |
| Date | 04 June 2014 |
| Creators | Jooste, Linda |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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