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İnce Aka E., Taşar M. F.
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND TEACHING, vol.7, no.3, pp.960-975, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
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Publication Type:
Article / Article
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Volume:
7
Issue:
3
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Publication Date:
2020
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Journal Name:
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND TEACHING
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Journal Indexes:
EBSCO Education Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
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Page Numbers:
pp.960-975
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Gazi University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
The aim of this survey study was to determine prospective science
teachers’ competency levels in making career decisions and to determine
their views on career planning. The participants were 88 prospective
middle school science teachers enrolled at the Science Teaching Program
of a state university during the spring 2018. The data were collected
through the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSS) (Ulaş
& Yıldırım, 2016) and open-ended, written extended response
questions prepared by the researcher. The findings revealed that for
career decision-making, the participants had high efficacy levels; they
were predominantly doing their own career planning; and that they were
influenced by their family members’ views. They envisioned career
planning as a long-term process starting at birth and encompassing the
whole school and professional lives. The majority thought that their
career decisions affected every aspect of their lives.