Vocational interests of secondary school students in relation to their level of aspiration

It is the simple reality that every people in the world have to choose any profession or work in their respective fields for sustaining their livelihoods. If the chosen profession is of their own choice and interest, then they can excel in their field of work and the productivity will be greater. Now-a-days students and their family are more concern about their future. In this regard a study has been conducted to know the vocational interests in relation to level of aspiration. The main objectives of the study were, 1) to find the relationship between Vocational Interests and Level of Aspiration of the secondary school students. 2) to find the relationship between vocational interests and level of aspiration of the male secondary school students. 3) to find the relationship between vocational interests and level of aspiration of the female secondary school students. For this study a sample of 100 secondary school students (50 males and 50 females) have been selected. The tools used for this study were i) ‘Vocational Interest Scale’ by Dr. Parveen Begum and ii) Level of Aspiration Test (LOA) developed by Dr. V.P. Bhargava. The data were analyzed with the help of Mean, Standard Deviation and correlation. The study revealed that there was no significant relationship between vocational interests and level of aspiration of the secondary level students. Another finding was that there was no significant relationship between vocational interests and level of aspiration of the male secondary school students. The researcher has not found any significant relationship between the vocational interests and level of aspiration of the female secondary school students. This study will be helpful for the teachers, parents, counsellor, head master, administration and policy makers to guide the students for the selection of appropriate vocation of their own choice.