Date of Award
1-1-2004
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Master of Education
School
School of Psychology
Faculty
Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences
First Supervisor
Dr Anna Lichtenberg
Abstract
The introduction of career guidance programmes in Singapore schools had tended to predominantly focus on secondary pupils. The lack of proactive career guidance programmes for the primary school had been due to the misguided belief that children in the primary school still have an extremely long way to go before they enter the workforce, and that their career development had not yet begun. Studies have shown that children have a natural tendency to form firm impressions of occupations early in life. This has resulted in their adopting certain occupations and discarding others before they have fully explored and understood the variety of occupations available. The need for young primary school children - as future entrants to the workforce -- to keep their occupational options open is paramount given the ever-changing landscape of the future work world.
Recommended Citation
Ang, J. S. (2004). Occupational awareness of Singapore primary school children. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/847