Studieval och yrkesval : En jämförande studie om elevers val på Teknikprogrammet respektive El- och energiprogrammet.

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study is to understand the factors that are affecting students at the Technology and Electricity- and energy programs in their choice of studies and vocation. The study is a comparative case study and quantitative method has been used in the form of questionnaires. The result shows that students do not like to be affected by another person but believes that they themselves have made their choice. Interest turns out to be the biggest influence factor of choice for both students at the Technology and Electricity- and energy program. For Electricity- and energy students have also access to work had some impact. The parents' education level was higher for Technician students and their parents worked with occupations requiring university degrees. More students at the Electricity- and energy program than at the Technology program planned to work directly after completed secondary school while the Technology students primarily aimed for higher studies. The analysis builds on previous research and career choice theories. The analysis showed that the results are in line with previous research and matches some theories of career choice. The findings suggest that the greatest impact factor of the career choice are students themselves followed by interest and for the Electricity- and energy students have also access to work impacted. We have also noted that both programs are overrepresented by boys. Another conclusion we have been able to do is that the Technology students more than Electricity- and energy students are planning for higher studies and imagines a career in technology, which is in line with parents' educational level and profession.