Career Decidedness of College Students: A Research on Medical Documentation and Secretarial Students

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the career stability of university students studying in the field of medical documentation and secretarial and to determine gender, age and class status etc. it is to examine according to various variables. A total of 117 students from the medical documentation and secretarial program of Ankara University Vocational School of Health Services were included in the research using the quantitative research method. 75 of these students answered the questionnaire. Akçakanat and Uzunbacak's measurement tool (2019), consisting of 6 items adapted to Turkish was used to collect data in the research. As a result of the research, it was determined that students have moderate career stability. It was also found that there was a positive relationship between the age of participants and their career determination.

Keywords

• Career
• Career Decidedness
• Career Decision Making
• Medical Documentation and Secretarial Students

Yüksekokul Öğrencilerinin Kariyer Kararlılığı: Tıbbi Dokümantasyon ve Sekreterlik Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın ortaya koyulma amacı, tıbbi dokümantasyon ve sekreterlik alanında eğitim gören üniversite öğrencilerinin kariyer kararlılıklarını belirlemek ve cinsiyet, yaş ve sınıf durumu vb. çeşitli değişkenlere göre bu verileri incelemektir. Nicel araştırma yöntemi kullanılan araştırmaya; Ankara Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu Tıbbi Dokümantasyon ve Sekreterlik Programından toplam 117 öğrenci dahil edilmiştir. Bu öğrencilerden 75'i anketi cevaplamıştır. Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla Türkçeye uyarlanmış 6 maddeden oluşan Akçakanat ve Uzunbacak’ın ölçme aracı (2019) kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin orta düzeyde kariyer kararlılığına sahip oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca katılımcıların yaşı ile kariyer kararlılığı arasında pozitif bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Kariyer
• Kariyer Kararlılığı
• Kariyer Kararı Verme
• Tıbbi Dokümantasyon ve Sekreterlik Öğrencileri

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