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Career Choice and Students' Personality Traits: Does Gender Matter?
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Owusu, Adwoa Yeboaa; Owusu-Addo, Augustine; Addai-Amoah, Anthony Kwarteng; Kuranchie, Alfred; Affum, Prince Kwame – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2023
The study explored the relationship between career choice and students' personality traits among university students. The study employed quantitative research approach and correlational research design to test the hypotheses. Questionnaire was used to gather data from the respondents. Three hundred and fifty-four (354) students were selected…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Personality Traits, Gender Differences, College Seniors
Motivations of Pre-Service Teachers in the Colleges of Education in Ghana for Choosing Teaching as a Career
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Abonyi, Usman Kojo; Awhireng, Doreen; Luguterah, Austin Wontepaga – Cogent Education, 2021
This study investigated the motives of pre-service teachers for choosing teaching as a career from one college of education in Ghana. Employing descriptive survey design, the study randomly invited 300 pre-service teachers to participate in the study. Findings from the study showed that pre-service teachers chose teaching as a profession due to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Motivation, Career Choice
Influence of Gender and Career Interest on African University Students' Perceived Difficult Concepts in the Study of Public Administration
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Awaah, Fred; Okebukola, Peter A.; Ebisin, Aderonke; Agbanimu, Deborah; Peter, Esther Oluwafunmilayo; Ajayi, Oluseyi Abike; Gbeleyi, Olasunkanmi Adio; Onyewuchi, Francis Atusiaka; Oladejo, Adekunle Ibrahim; Adewusi, Michael Adelani; Ademola, Ibukunolu; Onowugbeda, Franklin; Odekeye, Tokunbo; Lawal, Rianat – Teaching Public Administration, 2021
There have been few studies on topic difficulty in the public administration curriculum of African universities. This is further problematized by non-existent literature on the relationships between gender, future career interest and country of study on student difficulty in the study of public administration. This is a gap in the public…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Career Choice, Vocational Interests, Undergraduate Students
Career Aspirations: mba.com Prospective Students Survey 2019. Market Intelligence
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Graduate Management Admission Council, 2019
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMAC™ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education
What Influences the Course Major Decision of Accounting and Non-Accounting Students?
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Owusu, Godfred Matthew Yaw; Bekoe, Rita Amoah; Okyere, Sarah Anobil; Welbeck, Edem Emerald – Journal of International Education in Business, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the course major decisions of accounting and non-accounting students. Design/methodology/approach: A set of questionnaires was developed and administered to 550 undergraduate business students from the University of Ghana Business School. Statistical tests were…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Course Selection (Students), Decision Making, Accounting
Examining Students' Feelings and Perceptions of Accounting Profession in a Developing Country: The Role of Gender and Student Category
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Mbawuni, Joseph – International Education Studies, 2015
This paper examines the preconceived notions accounting students in Ghana have about the accounting profession and whether these perceptions are influenced by gender and student category (graduates and undergraduates). This study was a cross-sectional survey of 516 undergraduate and 78 graduate accounting students from a public university in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Accounting, Student Attitudes