| dc.description.abstract | Making a career decision is one of the
most important problems that adolescents face
during their transition from university to work
environment. In making a decision on career
advancement pertaining to a preferred career,
young adults and adolescents face high levels of
anxiety. The inability to choose a career is referred
to as career indecision among university
undergraduates. Career indecision is linked to
concerns such as career development and
difficulties in making career-related decisions, as
well as self-efficacy, career counselling
opportunities, and family support, many of which
can affect a student's capacity to make career
decisions. The purpose of the study is to identify
whether there is a significant impact of the target
population's segregation based on gender and
university location on career decision-making
among Sri Lankan state university management
undergraduates. The sample included 345 final year management undergraduates from
metropolitan and rural state universities. Data
were collected using a self-administered
questionnaire and the hypothesis was tested using
an independent sample t-test. According to the
study's primary findings, career indecisiveness is
higher among males, while the geographical
location of state universities is shown to be
insignificant in terms of being career indecisive.
When it comes to designing human resource
development programs and policies, the research
findings are useful to policymakers, government
institutions, and the public at large. | en_US |
