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Theoretical Framework for Career Choices

The theoretical framework is based on John Holland's theory of vocational personalities and work environments which categorizes people and jobs into six categories. The Social Cognitive Career Theory emphasizes how personal, contextual, and behavioral factors influence career choices through observational learning and self-efficacy beliefs. Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory also contributes by positing that individuals learn from others' experiences and modeling, which is relevant for first-year college students exposed to various influences.

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Theoretical Framework for Career Choices

The theoretical framework is based on John Holland's theory of vocational personalities and work environments which categorizes people and jobs into six categories. The Social Cognitive Career Theory emphasizes how personal, contextual, and behavioral factors influence career choices through observational learning and self-efficacy beliefs. Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory also contributes by positing that individuals learn from others' experiences and modeling, which is relevant for first-year college students exposed to various influences.

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Theoretical Framework

The theoretical basis for this research revolves on John Holland's

theory of vocational personalities and work environments (Holland, 1997).

Holland claimed that both people and work environments can be categorized

and then matched to each other. Holland’s theory aims to categories people

according to what type of work they are most interested in and then

categories occupations under the same scheme to measure their congruence.

In Holland’s words “people tend to act on their dominant interests and seek

occupations in which their interests can be expressed.” (Holland 1996).

Holland’s actual scheme was based around a six-point hexagon, which

focuses on six types of person and job which are Realistic, Investigative,

Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional. (Staunton, 2015).

Moreover, the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) developed by

Robert Lent, Steven Brown, and Gail Hackett provides a valuable lens to

examine how personal, contextual, and behavioral factors interact to influence

career choices (Lent et al., 1994). SCCT emphasizes the role of observational

learning, self-efficacy beliefs, and outcome expectations in shaping

individuals' career decisions. Applying SCCT to first-year college students in

the field of science and technology education can help uncover the social and

environmental factors that impact their career choices and how these factors

evolve during their initial year of study.


Furthermore, Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory contributes to

the theoretical framework by emphasizing the importance of social influence

and observational learning in the career decision-making process (Bandura,

1977). Bandura posits that individuals learn from the experiences and

modeling of others, which is particularly relevant in the context of first-year

college students who may be exposed to a variety of influences such as

peers, faculty, and industry professionals. (Mcleod, S., & Guy-Evans, O.

(2023)

References :

Staunton, J. (2015, January 14). John Holland’s Theory of Career Choice –

Theories Every Careers Adviser Should Know. Retrieve on September

25 2019, from https://runninginaforest.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/john-

hollands-theory-of-career-choice-theories-every-careers-adviser-

should-know/

Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D., & Hackett, G. (1994). Social Cognitive Career

Theory: Toward a Unifying View of Cognitive and Social Influences on

Career Choice and Development.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000187918471X

Mcleod, S., & Guy-Evans, O. (2023) Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory

https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html

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