A primary objective of this research is to explore the coeds` attitude toward their own career. For the purpose, two separated materials were analysed : the student`s selfconsciousness on job and societies response to women employees.
The result ...
A primary objective of this research is to explore the coeds` attitude toward their own career. For the purpose, two separated materials were analysed : the student`s selfconsciousness on job and societies response to women employees.
The result demonstrates two paradoxical phenomena : First, though students have fully motivated active and progressive attitude on their own career, they gravely lack information on occupations in general and are not prepared systematically to participate in social life. Second, the established social institutions have enough preparation to accept women in their own institutions reforming the internal regulations of business firms and changing their own consciousness according to the rapid social change, still the practice is limitted by traditional behavior patterns and conservative latent value system,
For a college and higher educational institutions, these double paradoxes operate as the most fundamental difficulties to improve the coeds` career education program.
In spite of the paradoxical situation, the situation itself should be a turning point for the more relevant career program which school has to set for the coeds`.
To concretize problems, the following findings must be accepted carefully.
1) There is gap between the motivation of the coeds to have occupation on society and the practical behavior of them in social institutions. In other words, even of women`s aspiration and progressive desire to have a job as a career is highly motivated, still their practical understanding of occupation and preparation are far below than the motivation. Therefore, it is one of the urgent task to cultivate their consciousness more realistically.
2) Sexism in society is unneglectable phenomena. But a revolt against it is not enough. The reality, theory, and consciousness of sexism must be analysedm reformed, and innovated through a critical approach in cultural and social context.
However, school does not support the anti―sexism by means of systematized knowledge about women`s culture and future orientation of society. For the task, therefore, a special curriculum must be organized.
3) One of the most serious problems for the coeds who plan their own social career is the doubletriple role of a woman related to self, home, and occupation. If there in no conceptual change of occupation, it would be impossible to adjust modern trends of societal life. Therefore school must suggest a new concept of occupation as well as family life.
4) In general the career guidance system of school is inappropriate. School does not have wellorganized institutions for a career developing program. More extended and effective reshaping of the system is critically needed.
Based on above problems, this research could suggest mote practical and concrete alternatives for the coeds` career education.
1) Current curriculum should be reorganized according to more advanced ideal for a career education. For instance ; even though without direct relationship with specific academic field, the ideal and reality of occupation, marriage and job, the role of woman in future society, the structural change of society, and a selfrealization of womanhood etc should be prepared as general education for the coeds.
2) The career guidance institution of school should be expanded and reorganized in terms of cooperation with social firms, and institutions. For the career education, more serious and pratical academic research has to be done by the guidance institution. Information supply for the job―seeker is not enough. Research function of the guidance center should be enforced to instruct practical need and preparation in skill of coeds as well as motivating their attitude.
3) Finally, it should be emphasized that the attitude and understanding of occupation of professors have to be shifted from conservative stereotyped one to more opened and progressive view on it. It is strange to say that a lot of professors, in spite of their creative contributions is academic field, remain in cultural lag in situational change of society. For a sound, desirable planning for a career education, the campus culture itself should be changed in line with societal reform.
As a conclusion, three facts are demonstrated.
1) The coeds are fully motivated for their own career.
2) However, the motivation is still on the level of ideal.
Practical preparation is hardly realistic.
3) Current guidance system, including curriculum has to be critically revised.