Using the “ARIADNE†Interest Questionnaire to Assess Cypriot Adolescents’ Career Interests

Despina Sidiropoulou-Dimakakou, Nikos Drosos

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The present study examines the career interests of tenth grade Cypriot students with the use of the “ARIADNE†Career Interest Questionnaire. “ARIADNE†is a career guidance instrument designed to assist individuals‟ decision making regarding their educational and vocational choices. The sample used in the present study consisted of 3,579 tenth grade Cypriot students. Participants‟ educational and vocational preferences are discussed in relation to their gender. Male students demonstrated higher level of interest in “Computer Scienceâ€, “Mathematics and Scienceâ€, “Agricultureâ€, “Enterprising and Managementâ€, “Economicsâ€, “Engineeringâ€, “Sportsâ€, “Military and Police Occupationsâ€, and “Technical Occupations†than their female counterparts. On the other hand, female students reported higher degrees of interest than male students in “Educational Servicesâ€, “Social Sciencesâ€, “Legal Servicesâ€, “Arts/ Graphic Artsâ€, “Health and Biologyâ€, “Customer Servicesâ€, and “Philology and Philosophyâ€. Results are discussed in terms of research and practical implications.

Keywords: secondary education Cypriot students, career interests, ARIADNE interest questionnaire


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Cypriot secondary education students; career interests; ARIADNE interest questionnaire

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