A Study on Educational Choice of Junior High School Students in Kaohsiung City under the Multiple Enrollment Program

• Main Authors: Kevinking, 鍾國源
• Other Authors: 張炳煌
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16417028600098861524

碩士 === 高雄師範大學 === 教育學系 === 98 === This research aims at understanding the achievement of the goals of the Multiple Enrollment Program,and the difference of the achievement on the goals of the Multiple Enrollment Program , the key person who affects decision , factors influencing educational choice,and the impact of social background on educational choice. Based on the related theory and literature we developed the questionnaire “The questionnaire of Entering Higher Education For Junior High School Students in Kaohsiung City under the Multiple Enrollment Program” and did researches on the ninth-grade junior high school students in Kaohsiung City . Questionnaires were sent to 745 ninth-grade students randomly selected from junior high school in Kaohsiung City . There are 682 effective ones returned . The data gathered was conducted by Statistical Package for Social Science .Through analyzing and processing the information from the research,we summarize the following conclusions: 1. The perceived degree of goal–achieving of junior high school students in Kaohsiung City on the Multiple Enrollment Program perform good . The achievement of “Entrance tracks of the Multiple Enrollment Program ” is the most significant . 2. Among the key persons who affect students’ decisoion , the most important are themselves , while the second are their parents , followed by teachers in the junior high school . 3.The quality of teacher and teaching skills is most important factor influencing students’ choice. 4. The most popular Entrance tracks is “Entrance without Examination” in the selection of “Entrance tracks of the Multi-Entrance Program ”. 5. The student’s grade , parent’s education degree, parent’s occupation influence their school choice. 6. The student’s grade , parent’s education degree, parent’s occupation influence their choices of school’s types and entrances tracks . Finally , some suggestions are raised , such as for senior high schools , educational administration departments , and for further research , and administration practices.