Amasya Province in the Centre of Advanced Learning of Vocational Maturity Levels of Students According to Different Variables

• Author: Ustun, A. - Sahin, M. - Adalmis, S.S.
• Position: Department of Educational Sciences, Amasya University, Turkey
• Pages: 9-18

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov

Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 7 (56) No. 1 - 2014

AMASYA PROVINCE IN THE CENTRE OF

ADVANCED LEARNING OF VOCATIONAL

MATURITY LEVELS OF STUDENTS

ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT VARIABLES

A. ÜSTÜN1 M. ŞAHIN1 S.Ş. ADALMIŞ1

Abstract: Choice of profession is a decision which has deep impact on our

overall life. Therefore, it is vitally important to make the right decision when

we are choosing our profession. The aim of the present study is to investigate

vocational maturity of high school students according to different variables.

The universe of the research was consisted of high schools in the Amasya

City; while the research sample was consisted of 225 students; 110 females

and 115 males from 9 different types of high school. The research was relied

on “Vocational Maturity Scale” developed by Kuzgun and Bacanlı (1996). In

data analyses, descriptive statistic methods, t-test and ANOVA were used. At

the end of the research, after investigating high school students based on

different variables, it was concluded that there were significant differences

among their vocational maturity levels.

Key words: vocational maturity, various high schools, vocational

guidance.

1 Department of Educational Sciences, Amasya University, Turkey.

1. Introduction

Choice of profession is one of the most

vital factors which affect a person’s life.

An individual does not only choose his/her

career, but choice of profession determines

a person’s life. To achieve sufficient level

of vocational maturity among individuals,

the vocational guidance of students in

schools has significant importance.

Vocations allow individuals to achieve

economic independency, a status in their

life, thus, they are activities that lead

individuals to reach their targets to

actualize themselves. Individuals choose

their vocation according to their talents and

interests, based on their skills gained

through education. As it was stated by

Gülbahçe [6], making the right choice is

the most important factor enabling an

individual to live more satisfactorily in the

future. In our society, people continue their

vocation until the end of their life. This

situation legitimizes why we should be

careful about choosing our vocation. When

a person does not make a right decision

concerning his/her vocation, this situation

will end up with negative impact on his/her

life. A mistaken vocational choice would

cause a person to fail in his/her life. If a

person is not successful in his/her career

and does not like his/her job, it would be

hard for him/her to be satisfied with his/her

life [7]. Yeşilyaprak states that “Career