Review of Related Literature and Studies

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

 There are diferent actors that afect students’ choice o course in collee! collee! "One o this is a#il$ related actors! Studies re%ealed that Fili&ino i##i i##iran rants ts and non'i# non'i##i #iran rants ts rel$ rel$ hea%i hea%il$ l$ on their their a#il$ a#il$’s ’s decisi decision' on' #a(in! Students co&e )$ ollo*in their &arents’ ad%ice! The$ also ha%e to co&e co&e *ith *ith an e+&ec +&ecta tati tion on o ,nan ,nanci cial all$ l$ su su&& &&or orti tin n the the a#i a#il$ l$ u&on u&on co#&letin their education! Studies ro# other Asian countries also sho* &arents’ i#&act in decision #a(in o students *hen it co#es to students’ cour course se &re &reer eren ence ce!!

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Further urther#or #ore. e. it is re&orte e&orted d that that &arent &arents s are are dee&l$ dee&l$

in%ol%ed in%ol%ed and in/uential in/uential to their their hih'achie% hih'achie%in in childre children’s n’s collee collee choices! choices!  The re&ort also ound o&en houses. dialoue *ith collee riends. alu#ni. and ad#itted'student &rora#s are e+tre#el$ in/uential to students! The re&or e&ortt clai clai#e #ed d thes these e sour source ces s are are not not *ell *ell (no*n (no*n.. )ut )ut %er$ %er$ &o*e &o*er rul ul to student’s decision #a(in or their collee! The stud$ also ound -01 o  sa#&led students &aid a s&ecialist or ad%isor durin the collee decision &rocess! The studies &resented are i#&ortant to the &resent stud$ since the studies e+&lain the i#&ortance o ta(in &arents’ ad%ice and &er#ission in choosin a collee course! 2

Res&ect or a#il$ is one o the #ost in/uential actors that i#&act

Fili&ino students’ career decision! It is concurred that 3Out o res&ect and lo$alt$. it #a$ not )e a&&ro&riate to e+&ress &ersonal desires4 rather. one #a$ alter one’s interests to #aintain har#on$!5 As a sin o res&ect. Fili&ino children *ant to do *ell or the sa(e o the a#il$. ollo* &arents’ ad%ice a)out choosin a 6o) or #a6or in collee and lastl$. #a(e sacri,ces or the a#il$!

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Sa$sa$. 7aren'L$n! 8-9"":! A ;ualitati%e stud$ on I nu#)er 2?00"9! @anuar$ -". -9"2B  Caerne. Li&#an! 8-99:! The rules ha%e chaned Co* the &arent'student tea# &ic(s the &erect collee! @anuar$ -2. -9"2B! 2 Finla$son. 7ath$! 8-99:! iddle School and Cih School =ounselors and the Efect o these I Dissertation
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For &racticalit$ reasons. it is also re&orted that &arents usuall$ encourae

careers that *ill not cost #uch #one$. )ut at the sa#e ti#e. are sta)le sources o inco#e! =areers in nursin. accountin. and enineerin are hihl$ &o&ular or Fili&ino a#ilies! These *ritins discuss that the a#il$ decides in *hat collee course students should ta(e is also associated *ith the ,nancial status o the a#il$! ?

Aside ro# a#il$ related actors. econo#ic actors *hich includes the

e#&lo$a)ilit$ and a%aila)ilit$ o 6o) in the uture is also considered )$ students! E#&lo$a)ilit$. i!e!. the realistic easi)ilit$ o )ein e#&lo$ed in a sta)le 6o). then )eco#es an i#&ortant actor in career decision'#a(in! =o#in ro# a collecti%e culture. i##irant &arents and children see( careers that *ill su&&ort the *hole a#il$! >oreo%er. it is ound that Asian A#erican #en and *o#en tend to )e #ore interested in technical ,elds. the &h$sical sciences. and non'enter&risin )usiness &ositions o%er artistic. social. or sociall$ interacti%e )usiness careers! 

Students are e+&ected to research their uture o&tions and in%estiate

the *orld o *or( in relation to sel'(no*lede and use that inor#ation to #a(e inor#ed career decisions! Cih school. students are e+&ected to create strateies to achie%e uture career success and satisaction )$ #odi$in their educational &lans to su&&ort their career oals. to e%aluate and u&date their career'&lannin &ortolios. and to a&&l$ acade#ic and e#&lo$#ent readiness s(ills throuh &rora#s such as *or(')ased learnin!

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Leon. F!T!L!. 7ao. E!>!. Lee. S! 8-99?:! The relationshi& )et*een a#il$ d$na#ics and career interests a#on =hinese A#ericans and Euro&ean A#ericans!  Journal of Career Assessment "-8":. 0'G?!   Tennessee De&art#ent o Education 8-99":! School =ounselin and =areer Huide Standards! @anuar$ . -9"2B