Effect of Subject-linked Career Education Program on Career Decision Self-efficacy of Electronics Students in Specialized High School

The purpose of this study is to develop a career education program linked to major subject classes for specialized high school students and to analyze the effect of the program on career decision-making self-efficacy. To this end, a teachinglearning plan was prepared that linked career education and NCS subject practical education, and an electronic subject-linked career education program (6th poem) and activity sheet were developed and utilized. The study was conducted by selecting 35 third-year students from Y specialized high school in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi-do as the experimental group and 20 third-year students from the Information and Communication Department as the control group. Data were collected using a shortened career decision-making self-efficacy scale and analyzed using a statistical program SPSS ver 20.0. An independent sample t-test was conducted to verify homogeneity, and an independent sample t-test and an intra-group response sample t-test were performed to verify the effect after the program was implemented. In addition, a qualitative evaluation of the program was conducted through activity impressions and satisfaction surveys. As a result of the study, first, a sixth electronic subject-linked career education program was developed that linked subject classes and career education. Second, as a result of the pre-post test of the experimental group, it was confirmed that the career decision-making self-efficacy was significantly improved (t=-3.94, p<0.001). In the survey of students’ impressions and satisfaction, the positive response and high satisfaction with the subject-linked career education program were shown, and the effectiveness of the program was verified.