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Choice of career is a very complicated decision for students because it
establishes the kind of profession they plan to chase in their future life. Mostly,
students make career choice during their secondary schooling. The problem
they face is matching their career choices with their interests and academic
performance while accommodating their parental wishes at the same time. This
study aims to identify the factors which play a major role in the choice of academic
careers students are currently pursuing in the university, and how certain personal
characteristics and academic support may shape their prospective choices for
future profession and career. Case study was the chosen approach and the
University of Management and Technology (UMT) the selected case. Correlation
research was the methodology used to collect and analyze the data. A survey was
conducted with three hundred students of UMT randomly selected from three
schools and eight undergraduate programs taught in these schools. Selfconstructed questionnaire comprising 30 items was used as a tool for survey.
Exploratory factor analysis and regression were applied on the data recorded in
SPSS 21 to determine the student satisfaction levels with their career choices both
in retrospect and prospect. The results indicated that social and peer group factor is
stronger than family factor in retrospect of career choices; the economic factor
remains neutral, whereas, academic support and self-efficacy build the prospect of
continuing the same academic career as a profession. The study identifies the
challenges faced by the students in Pakistan of matching their career choices
with their abilities extending the research literature regarding the career choices
of students in a Pakistani perspective
Seema Arif, Javed Iqbal, Usman Khalil. (2019) Factors Influencing Students’ Choices of Academic Career in Pakistan, , Volume-13, Issue-1.
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