INVESTIGATION OF THE STUDENTS’ OPINIONS ON VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES CONDUCTED AT HIGH SCHOOLS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze different views of students studying at Anatolian highschool, industrial vocational high school and private high school about vocational guidanceservices. The sample of the study consisted of 180 high school students from three differentschool types. Of them, 103 were male and 77 were female. In the study, survey method wasemployed and the data were collected through vocational guidance service evaluationquestionnaire developed by the researcher. The findings showed that some students found thevocational guidance services that provided at school insufficient. In addition, students’opinions on vocational guidance services were found to differ significantly in terms of genderand school type variables. The students stated their opinions on the importance of vocationalguidance services and their main problems, expectations and suggestions related to thevocational guidance services.