The Analysis of Vocational Students’ Work Readiness in Pariaman and Padang Pariaman

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10.2991/piceeba-18.2018.1How to use a DOI?

Keywords

work readiness, career guidance, self-efficacy, motivation to enter the working world

Abstract

This study aims to determine the influence of career guidance, self-efficacy and motivation to work on work readiness of students in Pariaman and Padang Pariaman. The data for this study were collected using a survey questionnaire. The sample was selected using proportional random sampling technique resulted with a sample of 184 vocational high school students in Business and Management major. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that the career guidance has a significant and positive impact on self-efficacy. The career guidance also has a significant and positive impact on students’ motivation to work. Moreover, career guidance has a significant and positive impact on work readiness. Likewise, self-efficacy has a significant and positive impact on the motivation to work. Self-efficacy also has a significant and positive impact on work readiness. Finally, motivation to work has a significant and positive impact on students’ work readiness.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Adi Afriadi
AU  - Sri Ulfa Sentosa
AU  - Marwan Marwan
PY  - 2018/07
DA  - 2018/07
TI  - The Analysis of Vocational Students’ Work Readiness in Pariaman and Padang Pariaman
BT  - Proceedings of the First Padang International Conference On Economics Education, Economics, Business and Management, Accounting and Entrepreneurship (PICEEBA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
SN  - 2352-5428
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DO  - 10.2991/piceeba-18.2018.1
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