英文摘要 |
Maritime vocational high schools are the primary institutes for educating the basic personnel in maritime operations. This study explores the seafaring intention of maritime vocational high school students and its influencing factors. Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) is employed as the research frame of the study. Data were collected by questionnaire survey along with qualitative interviews. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to investigate the factors influencing the seafaring intention of navigation students and marine engineering students. The differences for the two groups were also compared. The results reveal that the SCCT,s career choice model is partly supported for the navigation students and fully supported for marine engineering students, implying that the model can be applied for the career choice of marine engineering students. Finally, the practical suggestions on how to promote the seafaring intentions of maritime vocational high school students are provided. |