Analysis of Parent Support in Career Planning of Vocational Students

Abstract

Career planning is the first step of students in achieving success. One factor that plays a role in career planning is parental support. The purpose of this study is to measure the support of parents in vocational student career planning. The aspects of parental support in this study are, 1) emotional support, 2) esteem support, 3) instrumental support, and 4) information support. This study involved 112 students drawn from classes X, XI and XII. The sampling technique uses stratified random sampling. The results showed that parental support played an important role in student career planning.