Maturity of professional orientation among first year students in Jadra University and the influence of some varibles on it
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Maturity of professional orientation, first year students in Jadra UniversityAbstract
The study aimed at identifying the maturity of the professional trend among the first year students in Jordanian private universities, and the influence of different variables on it. The study sample consisted of (200) students from the first year of Jadra University, who were selected randomly. The results showed that there was no significant difference due to the impact of gender in all fields and in the overall score, except for the following aspects of the professional decision making (the extent of the individual's interest in participating in the decision-making process). The differences were in favor of males. The differences were in favor of females, and the differences were in favor of females. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences due to the impact of specialization in all fields except after making sure of making the professional decision. The differences were in favor of scientific, while there were no statistically significant differences due to the effect of the interaction between gender and specialization in all fields except after making sure of making the professional decision and in the total score. The study concluded with some recommendations such as including information about professions, their requirements and how to enter them within the curriculum.
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