Abstract

NORONHA, Ana Paula Porto  and  OTTATI, Fernanda. Youth’s Professional Interests and their parents’ education. Rev. bras. orientac. prof [online]. 2010, vol.11, n.1, pp. 37-47. ISSN 1984-7270.

Brazilian studies indicate that attending higher education is a project of individuals from different cultures and socioeconomic levels. Higher education is seen by individuals as one of the ways of achieving success in the job market, as well as social ascension, which could lead them to make inadequate career choices. This way career counseling is important, in order to help individuals to make more appropriate choices. This study aimed at investigating relations between the career interests of 81 high school students and their parents’ levels of education. Two instruments were used: Career Counseling Scale (Escala de Aconselhamento Profissional - EAP) and Self Directed Search (SDS). The results indicated that most students wanted to attend university and, specially the ones who had parents who had concluded at least high school, showed interests for traditionally valued professions. Additionally, we investigated the relationship between the instruments and the correlations were significant and positive.

Keywords : Vocational guidance; Ppsychological tests; Psychological assessment; Professional interest.

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