DIGITALARE THERE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS IN VOCATIONAL INTEREST WITH REGARD TO GENDER?
University of Opole (POLAND)
About this paper:
Appears in: EDULEARN19 Proceedings
Publication year: 2019
Pages: 5608-5613
ISBN: 978-84-09-12031-4
ISSN: 2340-1117
doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2019.1370
Publication year: 2019
Pages: 5608-5613
ISBN: 978-84-09-12031-4
ISSN: 2340-1117
doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2019.1370
Conference name: 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Dates: 1-3 July, 2019
Location: Palma, Spain
Dates: 1-3 July, 2019
Location: Palma, Spain
Abstract:
The intensity of the vocational interests may be determined by a broad spectrum of cultural factors, such as culture’s gender dimension or social expectations realized in particular social gender roles performed by women and men of various ages. Considering the fit between the person and work environment characteristic, it is stated, that vocational interests of students in the field of Management and Physiotherapy, may differ.The aim of this study is to reveal the differences between Management and Physiotherapy students with regard to gender. It was expected that women will score higher in pro-social and methodical interests and men in technical. Due to specific work environment, it was expected that students of Physiotherapy will be more pro-social and will score lower in leadership type compared to students of Management.
The study encompassed 393 students of Management (n = 128) and Physiotherapy (n = 265), including 221 women (56%) and 172 men (44%). The study was conducted by means of an original tool- The Vocational Potential Inventory (Ochnik, Stala, Rosmus, 2016) featuring five types of vocational preferences: Pro-social, Leadership, Creative, Technical, and Methodical.
The results of two-way ANOVA showed significant although small effect in leadership vocational interests, with students of Management scoring higher in this type of interests. The pro-social, creative, technical and methodical types were no differ due to the field of study. The significant gender effect was found in pro-social, leadership, technical and methodical types of vocational interests. Women scored higher in pro-social type but men in leadership, technical and methodical vocational interests. The results only partly confirmed hypotheses.
The study revealed that students of Physiotherapy are no more pro-social than students of Management but students of Management have stronger leadership vocational interests. Gender differences in vocational interests turned out to be more pronounced than the field of study. It may be due to relative instability of vocational interests that may be stronger in later life due to specific requirements of work environment.