Abstract
The exploration of career values can motivate and inspire young people, and help them achieve career success. The current study assesses the effect of sociocultural background on adolescents' career value among 951 Indonesian and 1,242 Korean secondary school students. Latent class analysis results suggest that participants can be grouped into five classes: personal-stability oriented, ability utilization, social-status oriented, social-relation oriented, and multi-valued leadership. Furthermore, the result of a three-way ANOVA indicated significant interactions for country, gender, and educational level on all career values for every class. The findings are discussed in the sociocultural contexts of Indonesia and Korea.
Résumé
Une comparaison des valeurs de carriers des élèves coréen·ne·s et indonésien·ne·s du secondaire. L'exploration des valeurs et des désirs professionnels peut motiver et inspirer les jeunes, et les aider à réussir leur carrière. L'étude actuelle évalue l'effet du milieu socioculturel sur les carrières souhaitées par les adolescent·e·s parmi 951 élèves indonésien·ne·s et 1 242 élèves coréen·ne·s du secondaire. Les résultats de l'analyse en classes latentes suggèrent que les participant·e·s peuvent être regroupé·e·s en cinq classes: orientation vers la stabilité personnelle, utilisation des capacités, orientation vers le statut social, orientation vers les relations sociales et leadership à valeurs multiples. Les résultats d'une ANOVA à trois facteurs ont indiqué des interactions significatives pour le pays, le genre et le niveau d'éducation sur toutes les valeurs de carrière pour chaque classe. Les résultats sont examinés dans les contextes socioculturels de l'Indonésie et de la Corée.
Zusammenfassung
EIN VERGLEICH DER BERUFSWERTE KOREANISCHER UND INDONESISCHER SCHÜLER DER SEKUNDARSTUFE. Die Erforschung von Berufswerten und -wünschen kann junge Menschen motivieren und inspirieren und ihnen helfen, beruflichen Erfolg zu erreichen. In der aktuellen Studie wird der Einfluss des soziokulturellen Hintergrunds auf die Berufswünsche von Jugendlichen unter 951 indonesischen und 1.242 koreanischen Sekundarschülern untersucht. Die Ergebnisse der latenten Klassenanalyse deuten darauf hin, dass die Teilnehmer in fünf Klassen eingeteilt werden können: persönlichkeitsstabilitätsorientiert, fähigkeitsverwertungsorientiert, sozialstatusorientiert, sozialbeziehungsorientiert und mehrwertorientierte Führung. Die Ergebnisse einer dreifachen ANOVA zeigten signifikante Interaktionen für Land, Geschlecht und Bildungsniveau auf alle Karrierewerte für jede Klasse. Die Ergebnisse werden in den soziokulturellen Kontexten Indonesiens und Koreas diskutiert.
Resumen
UNA COMPARACIÓN DE LOS VALORES DE CARRERA DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA DE COREA E INDONESIA. La exploración de los valores y deseos profesionales puede motivar e inspirar a los jóvenes y ayudarlos a alcanzar el éxito profesional. El presente estudio evalúa el efecto de los antecedentes socioculturales en las carreras deseadas por los adolescentes entre 951 estudiantes de secundaria indonesios y 1.242 coreanos. Los resultados del análisis de clases latentes sugieren que los participantes pueden agruparse en cinco clases: Orientado a la estabilidad personal, utilización de habilidades, orientado al estatus social, orientado a las relaciones sociales y liderazgo de distintos valores. Los resultados de un ANOVA de tres factores indicaron interacciones significativas para el país, el género y el nivel educativo en todos los valores de carrerea para cada clase identificada. Se realiza la discusión de los resultados dentro de los contextos socioculturales de Indonesia y Corea.
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This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea: [Grant Number NRF-2014S1A5A8019787]. In addition, we acknowledge the Indonesian and Korean teachers who collected the data for our current research.
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Appendix 1. The instrument of career values (English version) by Lim, Jung, and Sang (2001)
Give the mark (✔) in the column of reasons (values) in pursuing the desired job (you could select multiple factors of career values)!
(✔) | Career value | Meaning |
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Ability Utilization | To demonstrate own abilities and then accomplish something | |
aVariety | Not to work monotonously repeat, and work with change | |
Compensation | To make a lot of money | |
Stability | Not easy to dismiss and can work in that job for a long time | |
Social recognition | To be recognized or credited by others | |
Leadership | To lead a group of people during working | |
Collaboration | To work with other people | |
Social service | To do things helpful to others | |
Advancement | To get an opportunity to further develop oneself and learn more | |
Creativity | To make own ideas and try new things | |
Freedom | To work independently without supervision or control of others |
Appendix 2. The instrument of career values (Indonesia version) by Lim, Jung, and Sang (2001)
Berilah tanda (✔) pada kolom alasan (nilai) anda memilih pekerjaan tersebut (dapat memilih secara ganda)!
(✔) | Nilai | Makna |
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Mengeksplorasi kemampuan | Dapat mengeksplorasi kemampuan dan merasakan kepuasan | |
Keberagaman | Dapat mengerjakan berbagai macam pekerjaan | |
Keuangan | Dapat menghasilkan banyak uang | |
Kestabilan | Dapat bekerja di tempat yang sama dalam waktu yang lama | |
Pengakuan | Dapat pengakuan dari orang lain | |
Kepemimpinan | Dapat membimbing orang lain untuk bekerja sama | |
Kebersamaan | Dapat bekerja bersama orang lain | |
Kerja social | Dapat memberikan bantuan kepada orang lain | |
Pengembangan | Dapat mengembangkan kemampuan diri | |
Kreativitas | Dapat mengekspresikan ide | |
Kebebasan | Dapat bekerja tanpa beban dan tekanan dari atasan |
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Lee, JK., Rachmatullah, A., Shin, S. et al. A comparison of Korean and Indonesian secondary school students’ career values. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance 22, 117–136 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-021-09476-1
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