The perceived effect of lack of autonomy in choosing a career path to students' beliefs about themselves, socio-emotional well-being, & interest & perseverance

• Main Authors: Catindig, Margarita E., Espero, Ferdinand Alessandro G., Malit, Pamela Frauline L., Recto, Ramon Alfonso A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Education > Philippines; Students > Philippines; Career academies > Philippines; Career education > Philippines; De La Salle University
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6788
• Institution: De La Salle University

The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceived effects of lack of autonomy in choosing a college degree program on three aspects: beliefs about one's self, socio-emotional well-being, and grit's interest and perseverance. The researchers aim to understand the experiences of college students whoa re pursuing an unwanted college degree program. The sample consisted of 6 college students aged 19-21 from De La Salle University. The researchers constructed interview questions that were validated and used to gather data from the participants. The data was analyzed through thematic analysis and 8 final themes were formed. Firstly, the findings revealed 2 recurring themes on self-beliefs. The participants believe they are restricted (n = 3) and inferior among peers (n =2) Secondly, for the students' socio-emotional well-being, 3 themes were formed. The students experience sadness (n = 4), feel different from others (n = 3), and discouraged (n = 2) Lastly, 3 themes were formed about the students' interest and perseverance. The participants plan to shift (n = 5), force themselves to finish the degree program because stopping would be a waste of time and money (n = 3), and to pursue the preferred degree program afterwards (n = 2) Based on the results, the researchers notice that there may be an indirect connection between the variables from the conceptual framework. The variables seem to be more directly connected to the congruence between the students' personalities and their environment.