Career decision-making characteristics of primary education students in Greece

Abstract

The present study aims at investigating career decision-making process of 6th grade students with the use of the Childhood Career Decision-Making Questionnaire (CCDMQ). CCDMQ offers scores for the following three decision-making dimensions: (a) Concerns/ fears regarding career future, (b) Investment on decision-making process, and (c) Knowledge of the World of Work. The study reports the psychometric properties and the results of an exploratory factor analysis of the CCDMQ in a sample of 531 6th grade students in the region of Attica, Greece. The implications for future research and for career guidance are discussed.