CAREER DECISION AND INDECISION OF STUDENTS AT SECONDARY LEVEL SCHOOLS

Purpose of the study: The investigators explored the students' career decision making ability and career indecisiveness at secondary level. Methodology: Cross sectional design was considered for this study (N=207), standardized psychometric tool on career decision making style used and for mediation analysis non parametric tests were used in this study Main findings: The finding shows that there is no significant difference between the students belonging to two different types of schools. The results demonstrate the students in State Board runs school are just slightly lagging behind in comparison to the students of CBSE schools in career decisiveness score. But State Board run school students were found to have scored more in career indecisiveness. CBSE students with career guidance and counseling services were proved to be more cautious; significant difference was found in their career indecisiveness score. And sex identities of the respondents in relation to career indecisiveness girls comparatively to boys, were found scoring slightly high. Implications: The study exhorts career counseling and guidance service can be equalizer for students irrespective of backgrounds, for countering with career indecisiveness at the secondary level school