Gender Role Perception and Vocational Choice of Trainees in Tvet Colleges/ Institutions
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of sex,
parents' educational background and gender role perception on vocational
choice of trainees in TVET colleges /institutions. Gender role p erception
and vocational choice were measured in 309 participants (159 males and
150 females). Gender role perception measure assessed participants'
attitude on gender roles along a five -point Likert scale. Vocational choice
measures assessed participants' level of inte rest to different vocations
along a five point scale of interest. The collected data were treated with an
independ ent t-test, one way ANOVA, three-way ANOVA and four-way
ANOVA and with post-hoc scheffee test. The result of the study revealed
that there was no significant difference between males and females in
gender role p e rception. Both displayed traditional gender role attitude. A
significant difference was found between males and females in vocational
choice. Females showed high interest in service/clerical vocations than
males. Males showed high interest in practical/ manual vocations than
females. Parents' educational background was found to be influential in
trainees gender role attitude but not on their vocational choice. The post
hoc comparison (Scheffee Test) demonstrated that trainees with parents of
higher educational le vel demons trated fewer traditional gender role
attitudes than trainees with parents of lower educational le vel. It was also
found that gender role perception laid an influence on vocational choice.
Finally, possible recommendations are forwarded taking into consideration
the target group and other s takeholders .
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gender roles along a five -point Likert scale.