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Vol. 11, Num. 1, 2009
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Expectations for a Future Job and Scientific
Vocations on Secondary Education
Students
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Ángel Vázquez Alonso
angel.vazquez@uib.es
Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación
Universidad de las Islas Baleares
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Edificio Guillem Cifre de Colonya,
Carretera de Valldemossa, Km. 7.5, 07122
Palma de Mallorca, España
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María Antonia Manassero Mas
ma.manassero@uib.es
Departamento de Psicología
Universidad de las Islas Baleares
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Edificio Guillem Cifre de Colonya,
Carretera de Valldemossa, Km. 7.5, 07122
Palma de Mallorca, España
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(Received: September 6, 2007;
accepted for publishing: March 21, 2008)
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Abstract in English, full text in Spanish
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Abstract
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This study features a diagnosis on the expectations and priorities of secondary education students relative to their working future in the Balearic Islands (Spain), by means of a questionnaire which appraises the importance of several features of a job. Features like helping others (of major importance for girls) and creativity (of major importance for boys) are the most appraised by young people, while craftsmanship (radically rejected by girls) and environmental aspects are considered of less importance. According to the questionnaire’s factors structure, the self-updating related aspects have major importance, while the manual dimension is the least important. Debate of these results appeals directly to school science, while as long as the improvement and attention of job expectations defy education and science teaching in school, mainly for the development of science vocations.
Key words: Secondary education, science education, work life expectancy, gender differences, career choice.
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