"Esto es lo que me gusta y lo que voy a estudiar"Un estudio cualitativo sobre la toma de decisiones académicas en bachillerato

  1. Mª del Carmen Rodríguez Menéndez 1
  2. Jose Vicente Peña Calvo 1
  3. Mª de las Mercedes Inda Caro 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

Revista:
Revista complutense de educación

ISSN: 1130-2496,  1988-2793

Año de publicación: 2016

Volumen: 27

Número: 3

Páginas: 1351-1368

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5209/REV_RCED.2016.V27.N3.48518 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

During high school students begin to explore occupations and professional expectations, form their self-efficacy beliefs and strengthen their academic interests. In this context, the paper presents the results of a research conducted in the Principality of Asturias to know high school students’ and their parents’ perceptions and opinions about academic choices made in secondary education, with particular emphasis on contextual factors that may help or hinder vocational development. We have used a qualitative methodology based on the use of the focus group. We have organized five focus groups with students and two focus groups with parents. The total number of people who participated in the focus group was 51 students and 14 fathers / mothers. The results obtained allow us to conclude that high school is still considered the gateway to university and not to vocational education and training studies (VET). It is also concluded that students base their academic decisions on personal taste and preference for certain options and this reason prevails over others such as professional opportunities or prior academic achievement. Regarding the influence of different social agents in the process of academic decision, the results are conclusive to say that their parents are the main support of the students. The article concludes with some suggestions for the improvement of educational guidance in institutions of secondary education.

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Investigación financiada por el MICINN (EDU-2010-17233) y FONDOS FEDER.

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