A comparative study of the occupational value preferences and occupational choices of senior high school students, parents, and teachers from all private Catholic schools of Nueva Vizcaya

This study seeks to identify and compare the occupational value preferences and occupational choices of senior high school students with those of their parents and their teachers to find out if there exists a significant relationship among them. The survey and interrelationship techniques of descriptive research were employed in this study. Questionnaires were used to gather data from the students, their parents and their teachers. The responses of each group of respondents were interpreted, analyzed, compared, contrasted, and were subjected to statistical analysis using the Spearman r rho rank order correlation to determine if there exist significant relationships among them. The group of students were composed of 450 high school boys and girls from the 7 private Catholic schools of Nueva Vizcaya who were enrolled during the school year 1974-75 . The parent respondents numbered 333 and the third group of subjects were composed of all the high school teachers in the private Catholic schools during the time the survey was conducted. It was found that the occupational choices of the respondents strongly reflected their occupational value preferences. The home and the school were very influential in the formation of occupational values and choices of the students. Altruism was found to be a strong motivating factor in the choice of a career. It was also concluded that demand, usefulness, and the need for self-actualization were strong and important determinants in the choice of a career and that economic factor was a potent force in the choice of an occupation. It was found that prestige was not a major determinant in the choice of an occupation and there was a growing trend to move away from the traditional set patterns or motivations in choosing a career. There was also a noticeable pattern of similarity among the hierarchy of occupational values of respondents from the different schools or towns. In their occupational values, the respondents manifested a balance between meeting one\u27s personal needs and serving the needs of others and the country. As Christian institutions, CICM schools inculcated in their students altruism or service to others