Gorton, Susan (2012) Foundations of career choice: education and rural pre-adolescent attitudes and aspirations towards the health professions. Australian Career Practitioner, 23 (2). pp. 14-15.

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Abstract

The persistent shortage and narrow range of health professions represented in most areas outside of the metropolitan areas means there are few occupational role models available for students. It has an impact on their aspirations, and occupational learning from early childhood years when crucial career-related concepts and attitudes are formed.

To provide opportunities for students to learn about a wide variety of health professions, I undertook a year-long project as the basis for my PhD research, with a school of distance education servicing an area of outback Australia. Through this, I sought to identify student perceptions of, and attitudes and aspirations towards, careers in health with a view to informing and enriching their later career choices and addressing the shortage of health professionals in these areas.

Item ID:	34553
Item Type:	Article (Non-Refereed Research)
ISSN:	1324-5368
Date Deposited:	25 Oct 2016 00:21
FoR Codes:	13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130213 Vocational Education and Training Curriculum and Pedagogy @ 50% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences > 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified @ 50%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920299 Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified @ 33% 92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified @ 33% 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930201 Pedagogy @ 34%
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