The relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering students

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dc.contributor.advisorde Bruin, Gideon Pieteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSulon, Robyn Andreaen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-05T09:51:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T21:39:26Z
dc.date.available2024-03-05T09:51:54Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T21:39:26Z
dc.date.issued2024-03
dc.descriptionThesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY: Holland’s (1973) theory of vocational personalities and environments is one of the most well-respected theories that has been used extensively to explain the vocational behaviour of people. The theory suggests that career satisfaction, stability and achievement is dependent on the degree of congruence between one’s personality, defined by occupational interests, and one’s occupational environment. There is also evidence to suggest that interest-environment congruence is significantly and positively correlated with academic performance and persistence, among other career-related outcomes (Spokane, 1985). Despite this, South African school-leavers do not often have the luxury of choice in their vocational pursuits. Many other factors can play a more significant role than psychological suitability, especially when individuals do not have access to accurate information concerning career guidance. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between vocational interest-environment congruence and student academic achievement and persistence in a South African university context. Results of the study conclude that for the particular population of interest, the relationship between the vocational interest-environment congruence and academic achievement and persistence of Engineering students was found to be not statistically significant. This finding has implications for career guidance services in South African schools and tertiary educational institutions. More specifically, the study establishes that factors beyond vocational interest preferences are of importance when attempting to understand the career decision-making of young South Africans and the study further encourages and supports the need for a more holistic approach to career guidance that incorporates contextual aspects, such as cultural, individual, familial as well as socioeconomic factors.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Holland se (1973) teorie van beroepspersoonlikhede en omgewings is een van die mees gerespekteerde teoriee wat wyd gebruik is om die beroeps-gedrag van mense te verklaar. Die teorie stel voor dat loopbaantevredenheid, stabiliteit, en prestasie afhanklik is van die mate van ooreenstemming tussen iemand se persoonlikheid, soos bepaal deur beroepsbelangstellings, en iemand se beroepsmatige omgewing. Daar is ook bewyse wat aandui dat belangstellings-omgewings-ooreenstemming betekenisvol en positief gekorreleer is met akademiese prestasie en volharding, onder andere loopbaanverwante uitkomste (Spokane, 1985). Ten spyte hiervan het Suid-Afrikaanse skoolverlaters dikwels nie die luuksheid van keuse in hul beroepsdoelwitte nie. Baie ander faktore kan 'n meer betekenisvolle rol speel as sielkundige geskiktheid, veral wanneer individue nie toegang het tot akkurate inligting oor loopbaanleiding nie. Daarom het hierdie studie ten doel gehad om die verhouding tussen beroepsbelangstellings-omgewings-ooreenstemming en studente akademiese prestasie en volharding in 'n Suid-Afrikaanse universiteitskonteks te ondersoek. Die resultate van die studie dui daarop dat vir die spesifieke bevolking van belangstelling, die verhouding tussen beroepsbelangstellings-omgewings-ooreenstemming en akademiese prestasie en volharding van Ingenieursstudente nie statisties beduidend bevind is nie. Hierdie bevinding het implikasies vir loopbaanleidingsdienste in Suid-Afrikaanse skole en tersiere onderwysinstellings. Meer spesifiek stel die studie vas dat faktore buite beroepsbelangstellingsvoorkeure van belang is wanneer 'n mens probeer om die loopbaanbesluitneming van jong Suid-Afrikaners te verstaan, en die studie moedig en ondersteun verder die behoefte aan 'n meer holistiese benadering tot loopbaanleiding wat kontekstuele aspekte insluit, soos kulturele, individuele, familiere sowel as sosio-ekonomiese faktore.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMasters
dc.format.extentvii, 119 pages : illustrations, includes annexures
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130549
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subject.lcshVocational interests -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshEngineering students -- Vocational guidance -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshEngineering -- Vocational guidance -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.nameUCTD
dc.titleThe relationship of vocational interest-environment congruence with academic achievement and persistence in undergraduate engineering studentsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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