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Academic Fit, Adolescent-Parent Career Congruence as predictor of Career
Exploration in University Students Submitted by: Aguilar Quecia Ann A. Ramirez, Joan Chyra O. Tiangco, Czarina M. Date: January 14, 2019
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents
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Chapter 1
Introduction………………………………………………………...
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Conceptual Framework …………………………………
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Statement of the Problem…………………………………...
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Hypotheses…………..………………………………....................
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Chapter 2 Method
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easures………………………..…………………………………..
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Procedure…………………………………………………………
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Chapter 3 Results
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Supplementary………………………………………………….
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Chapter 4 Discussion
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Discussion…………….……………...…………….…………….............
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Limitations of the Study……………………………………………..
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Implication of the Study……………………………………………..
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Chapter 5 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
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Conclusion……………………………………………………...........
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Recommendation……………………................................................
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References
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Appendices
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Academic Fit, Adolescent-Parent Career Congruence as predictor of Career Exploration in University Students
Introduction
According to a survey on January 2013, the Philippines has 7.1% unemployment rate, in the countries from the Southeast Asian nation and from which, 16.9% of which are college students. Researchers presume that misfit graduates are one of the considered reasons why the country has high unemployment and underemployment rate. According to (Chickering 1969; Chickering & Reisser, 1993) Individuals are attending college at a time when they are subsequently in the process of developing autonomy, competence, and identity. One of the aspects of their identity growth is based on their
career. One wrong decision regarding individual’s career can change the fate of a person.
Individuals who are in the wrong career path have a higher tendency to feel unsatisfied on his future job. We currently living in a society where in the status are in high rate of unemployment and underemployment. These kinds of problems can affect the economic growth and especially the people of the country. To know the root cause of these problems a lot of studies were done. The vocational behavior also known as person-
environment approach by Holland’s. The approach stated a good match, or “congruence” between a person’s personality and his or
her environment is expected to be associated with outcomes such satisfaction, stability, achievement and personal adjustment. Extending the theory of person-environment fit (Caplan, 1987) which states that a person is more successful in work and learning when the