A Model of Trait and Factor Career Counseling to Enhance Students' Career Maturity State Vocational Schools in Bandung

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10.2991/icieve-15.2016.2How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Trait and factor career counseling, career maturity

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to produce a trait and factor career counseling model to increase students' career maturity. This research method uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative (mexed methods design) include the type of exploratory mixed methods. The model of this research is a research and development using quasi experimental design with non randomly Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Group Design. The stages of the research and development include: (1) preliminary study, (2) model development, (3) rational model validation, and empirical model validation. Sampling technique utilizes two stage cluster sampling technique with every students of the building techniques study program of SMKN in Bandung as its population. The result of this study shows that majority of students are in the career immature category. Factors such as family environment, community, workplace worldview, the school environment, infrastructure support, and attitudes toward conception jobs/ positions provide low impact on students' career maturity. Discussion with a parent/guardian is an activity oftenly done by the students in their effort to increase career maturity. By conducting t-test, a p-value of lower than 0,05 was obtained, meaning the trait and factor career counseling model is proven to be effective to increase students' career maturity. Based on the results above, it is recommended for guidance and counseling teachers (counselors) that career counseling model of trait and factor this into alternative options that can be implemented in schools. The school held a training for counselors to improve the competecies relaterd to career counseling model. Researchers can then conduct research related to the level of preparedness of students and counselors to implement career counseling.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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