• Dr. Lekhan Gogoi

Secondary education is a crucial stage for every student in which the child starts developing career awareness along with academic acquisition. The present investigation was conducted to ascertain the career aspirations of secondary school students and some other factors that affect career path of students. The objectives of the study were to study the career aspirations of secondary school students; to find out the parents aspirations towards the career of their children; to study the awareness of secondary school students towards career choice; and to study the initiatives taken by secondary schools for career awareness of the students. The pertinent data collected from a sample constituted of 314 students of class IX and X randomly selected from three Secondary Schools of Dhemaji Education Block. A ‘Questionnaire’ was developed and used for data collection. Simple statistical techniques of frequency and percentage were used to analyse the data of the study. The study found that as many as 31.52% and 25.48% parents desired that their children would be in police or defense services and doctor, respectivly. Similarly, career aspirations of 29.93% and 26.43% of students were found to be police or defence services and doctor, respectively. Almost all (88.54%) of the students were encouraged by their parents, whereas as many as 10.51% them made career choices in their own interest. Most of students (85.03%) were found to be aware about the educational qualifications required for their choosen career. Most of the students (78.66%) revealed that their teachers sometimes discussed about career development with them. But, most of them 82.48%) reported that their schools not at all organised any career counselling programme. Almost all secondary school students (92.99%) thought that career counselling should be an integral part of regular curriculum. Thus, career guidance and career counselling programmes should be organised regularly at secondary schools.

Career, Career Aspirations, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students

"CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: A STUDY IN DHEMAJI EDUCATION BLOCK OF ASSAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no.f36-f43, September-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409532.pdf

"CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: A STUDY IN DHEMAJI EDUCATION BLOCK OF ASSAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no. ppf36-f43, September-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409532.pdf