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The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students
Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/130549 The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students Sulon, Robyn Andrea De Bruin, Gideon Pieter Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. Vocational interests -- South Africa Engineering students -- Vocational guidance -- South Africa Engineering -- Vocational guidance -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Holland’s (1973) theory of vocational personalities and environments is one of the most well-respected theories that has been used extensively to explain the vocational behaviour of people. The theory suggests that career satisfaction, stability and achievement is dependent on the degree of congruence between one’s personality, defined by occupational interests, and one’s occupational environment. There is also evidence to suggest that interest-environment congruence is significantly and positively correlated with academic performance and persistence, among other career-related outcomes (Spokane, 1985). Despite this, South African school-leavers do not often have the luxury of choice in their vocational pursuits. Many other factors can play a more significant role than psychological suitability, especially when individuals do not have access to accurate information concerning career guidance. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between vocational interest-environment congruence and student academic achievement and persistence in a South African university context. Results of the study conclude that for the particular population of interest, the relationship between the vocational interest-environment congruence and academic achievement and persistence of Engineering students was found to be not statistically significant. This finding has implications for career guidance services in South African schools and tertiary educational institutions. More specifically, the study establishes that factors beyond vocational interest preferences are of importance when attempting to understand the career decision-making of young South Africans and the study further encourages and supports the need for a more holistic approach to career guidance that incorporates contextual aspects, such as cultural, individual, familial as well as socioeconomic factors. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Holland se (1973) teorie van beroepspersoonlikhede en omgewings is een van die mees gerespekteerde teoriee wat wyd gebruik is om die beroeps-gedrag van mense te verklaar. Die teorie stel voor dat loopbaantevredenheid, stabiliteit, en prestasie afhanklik is van die mate van ooreenstemming tussen iemand se persoonlikheid, soos bepaal deur beroepsbelangstellings, en iemand se beroepsmatige omgewing. Daar is ook bewyse wat aandui dat belangstellings-omgewings-ooreenstemming betekenisvol en positief gekorreleer is met akademiese prestasie en volharding, onder andere loopbaanverwante uitkomste (Spokane, 1985). Ten spyte hiervan het Suid-Afrikaanse skoolverlaters dikwels nie die luuksheid van keuse in hul beroepsdoelwitte nie. Baie ander faktore kan 'n meer betekenisvolle rol speel as sielkundige geskiktheid, veral wanneer individue nie toegang het tot akkurate inligting oor loopbaanleiding nie. Daarom het hierdie studie ten doel gehad om die verhouding tussen beroepsbelangstellings-omgewings-ooreenstemming en studente akademiese prestasie en volharding in 'n Suid-Afrikaanse universiteitskonteks te ondersoek. Die resultate van die studie dui daarop dat vir die spesifieke bevolking van belangstelling, die verhouding tussen beroepsbelangstellings-omgewings-ooreenstemming en akademiese prestasie en volharding van Ingenieursstudente nie statisties beduidend bevind is nie. Hierdie bevinding het implikasies vir loopbaanleidingsdienste in Suid-Afrikaanse skole en tersiere onderwysinstellings. Meer spesifiek stel die studie vas dat faktore buite beroepsbelangstellingsvoorkeure van belang is wanneer 'n mens probeer om die loopbaanbesluitneming van jong Suid-Afrikaners te verstaan, en die studie moedig en ondersteun verder die behoefte aan 'n meer holistiese benadering tot loopbaanleiding wat kontekstuele aspekte insluit, soos kulturele, individuele, familiere sowel as sosio-ekonomiese faktore. Masters 2024-03-05T09:51:54Z 2024-04-26T21:39:26Z 2024-03-05T09:51:54Z 2024-04-26T21:39:26Z 2024-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130549 en_ZA Stellenbosch University vii, 119 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Vocational interests -- South Africa Engineering students -- Vocational guidance -- South Africa Engineering -- Vocational guidance -- South Africa UCTD Sulon, Robyn Andrea The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students |
| title | The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students |
| title_full | The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students |
| title_fullStr | The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students |
| title_short | The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students |
| title_sort | relationship of vocational interest environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students |
| topic | Vocational interests -- South Africa Engineering students -- Vocational guidance -- South Africa Engineering -- Vocational guidance -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130549 |
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