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TITLE OBJECTIVES VARIABLESDELIANATING

FACTOR/S

LOCUS/SITE METHODOLOGY

FINDINGS

1. “FACTORSANDINFLUENCESON HIGHSCHOOLSTUDENTS'CAREERCHOICES” 

THOMAS P.

DICK ANDSHARON F.RALLIS(1991)

This studydetermined thefactors andInfluences onHigh School

Students' CareerChoices

Independent:  Rhode Island A sample of2213 highschool seniorsfrom nineschools inRhode Islandwere surveyedabout theiracademic andcareer choices

and theperceivedinfluences onthose choices.

The study revealedthast:

Parents andteachers wereperceived to beinfluences oncareer choicemore often forstudents.

Pay was a moreimportant factorin career choicefor men ingeneral, and

genuine interestwas a moreimportant factorfor women.

Teachers may

play a

particularlyimportant role ininfluencing thecareer choice ofsome of thesewomen.

Factors andInfluences onHigh SchoolStudents' CareerChoices.

Dependent: 

High schoolstudents

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2.”FACTORSTHAT

INFLUENCECOLLEGESTUDENTS OFDELA SALLELIPA INCHOOSINGCOMMUNICATION PROGRAM” 

LESTERGARCIA AND

JOSELLESEGISMUNDO

This study aimedto determine the

factors thatinfluence the firstyearrespondents.

IV: Factors thatinfluence

students inchoosingCommunicationProgram

Dela SalleUniversity

Lipa, Lipa City

* Descriptivemethod

* 51respondents (2sections)

* 1st year ABcomm.Students(2010-2011)

* Surveyquestionnaireconducted inclassroom

Course choice isinfluenced by many

factors like personalinterest, abilities,educationalbackground, futureemployment and futureplans

DV: Collegestudents of DelaSalle Lipa

3. “THEFACTORS THATINFLUENCE ASTUDENT'SDECISION FORCOURSEENROLLMENT” 

HILARY WAUGH

(2011)

The followingpaper providesfurther analysison the mostcurrent researchbased oninfluential factorsof courseenrollment.

Students consideredpersonal views as wellas the academiccomponents of acourse before theymake a choice onenrollment. Their socialnetwork provided someinsight on classes, but

the final decision doeslay with the studentalone.

4. FACTORSTHATINFLUENCEFIRST YEARMEDICAL

To investigate

how motivationsand personality in

first year medicalstudents

IV: Factors thatinfluence firstyear medical

students’ choiceof student

University

CollegeLondonMedicalSchool, UK

Aquestionnaireregarding

motivations forSSC choice

. Six motivationalfactors arose from aprinciple components

analysis of thequestionnaire: future

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STUDENTS’CHOICE OF

STUDENTSELECTEDCOMPONENTJANERICHARDSON* 2009

influence theirchoice of sscs.

selectedcomponent

DV: first yearmedicalstudents’ 

and the NEO-FFI personality

measure wasadministeredto all first yearstudents at aLondonmedicalschool.Relationshipswith type ofSSC wereexamined.

achievements, priorinformation, internal

motivation, personalrecommendation,convenience andcertainty. Students withdifferent motivationalfactors chose differentsscs, and had differentpersonality traits. Weakbut significantcorrelations were foundbetween personality

traits and motivationalfactors, but notbetween personalityand SSC choice, or sexand SSC choice.

5. “DECISIONFACTORS OFUNIVERSITY OFBAGUIOACCOUNTANCY

STUDENTS” KAREEN B.LEON

This determinedthe decisionfactors affectingthe choice ofaccountancy

students

IV: decisionfactorsDV: accountancystudents

University ofBaguio, BaguioCity

The studymade use ofthe descriptivesurveymethod. The

respondentswere 10 thirdyear, 13 fourthyear and 12fifth year. Thestudy madeuse of aquestionnaire-checklist. thestudents’

Students are pursuingaccountancy mainlybecause of industrydemand of jobopportunities for cpas.

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perception ofthe factors

affecting theirchoice ofcourse weremeasuredthrough theuse of theweightedmean.

6.”INFLUENCESON STUDENTS'CHOICE OF

COLLEGEMAJOR” 

MALGWI,CHARLESA.; HOWE,MARTHAA.; BURNABY,PRISCILLAA.(2005)

This determinedInfluences onStudents' Choice

of College Major

IV: Influenceson Students'Choice of

College MajorDV: Collegestudents

Washington ,DC

Surveyedundergraduatestudents at a

largenortheasternbusinessschoolconcerninginfluences ontheir choices ofmajor.

Results showed thatinterest in the subjectwas the most important

factor for incomingfreshmen, regardlessof gender. For women,the next mostinfluential factor wasaptitude in the subject.However, men weresignificantly moreinfluenced by themajor's potential forcareer advancement

and job opportunitiesand the level ofcompensation in thefield. Studentsappeared to be drivento change their majorbecause of positivefactors about the newmajor, rather thannegative factors related

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to the old major.7. “WHY DO A

SCIENCEDEGREE? THEINFLUENCESON STUDENTSCHOOSING TOSTUDYSCIENCEIN AUSTRALIA” 

KERRI-LEEHARRIS (2007)

Melbourne,

Australia

Intrinsic interest in the

field of study is apowerful determinant inchoice of course.Students in allDisciplines ratedinterest in their chosenfield as an importantfactor in their decisionto go to university andnearly four in fivescience students were

accepted into their firstor second preferredcourse.

8. “CAREERCHOICE: IT’SINFLUENCEAMONG CAMFRESHMEN” 

ESTRELLA N.PEREZ(2009)

This researchaimed to answerthe factors thatthe respondentsconsider inchoosing thecourse.

IV: factors thatthe respondentsconsider inchoosing thecourse.

DV: freshmen

Don MarianoMarcosMemorial StateUniversity, LaUnion

The descriptivemethod ofresearch wasused.

Factors considered bythe respondents inchoosing their coursewhen ranked from firstto last were: interest,family’s financialstatus; parent’s advice,lack of knowledge of

what to enroll cost,cost, employability, andpeer influence.

9. “THERELATIVEINFLUENCE OFPUBLISHEDTEACHING

This determinedThe RelativeInfluence ofPublishedTeaching

IV:DV:

WesternWashingtonUniversity,Bellingham

Descriptivesurvey method

Data analysis revealedthat while evaluationsexert a significantinfluence on choice,course worth and

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EVALUATIONSAND OTHER

INSTRUCTORATTRIBUTES ONCOURSECHOICE” 

WENDY BRYCEWILHELM

Evaluations andOther Instructor

Attributes onCourse Choice

grading leniency arethe most important

determinants of coursechoice. Share ofpreference simulationsindicated that studentsare twice as likely tochoose a course withan instructor whoreceives excellent, asopposed to average,course evaluations, allelse being equal.

However, students arewilling to put up withpoor courseevaluations or a heavyworkload if they believethat they will gain agreat deal of usefulknowledge.

10. “FACTORSTHAT

INFLUENCECHOICE OFMAJOR: WHYSOMESTUDENTSNEVERCONSIDERECONOMICS” 

LINDSAY NOBLE

The purpose ofthis paper is toexamine the

factors thatinfluence thechoice of major.

IV: Factors thatinfluence choiceof major

DV: Economicsand non-economicsmajors

John CarrollUniversity,University

Heights, Ohio,USA

Economicsand non-economics

majors weresurveyed todeterminewhich factorsthey considerimportantwhen choosinga major and tobetterunderstand

The results showedthat interest in thesubject, expected

marketability,performance in majorclasses, and theapproachability andteaching reputation ofthe faculty areinfluential to the choiceof major.

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CALKINS, ANDREW

WELKI (2006)

why somestudents never

considereconomics.

11. “CAREERDECISION  –MAKINGDIFFICULTIESAS PERCEIVEDSENIOR HIGHSCHOOLSTUDENTS” 

FAITHMABULAS-GROTHKJOPF

This study isconducted toidentify thecareer decisionmaking difficultiesamong seniorhigh schoolstudents

Independent Sources ofdifficulties of thesenior highschool students

 _____________ Dependent Senior high

school students

University ofBaguio, BaguioCity

The CareerDecision-MakingDifficultyquestionnaireby Itamar Gatiet al. was usedto identify the

difficultiesexperienced byseniorhighschoolstudents whenmaking careerdecisions.

This study showed thatin order to avoidexternal conflicts,counselors should helpstudents see how theopinions, expectations,and feelings ofsignificant others in

their lives can bemutually enhancingrather than conflictingto their career plans.This could be done ingroup counseling whichinvolves the students,parent and thecounselors.

12 “MOTIVATINGFACTORS AND

FIELD OFSPECIALIZATIONPREFERENCESOF THEUNIVERSITY OFBAGUIOCOLLEGE OFEDUCATIONSTUDENTS” 

The mainpurpose of the

study was todetermine themotivating factorsof the students toenroll in theCollege ofEducation andthe reasonsbehind theirchoice of field of

Independent Motivating

Factors ofCollege ofEducationStudent atUniversity ofBaguio

 _____________Dependent Taking-up theirfield of

University ofBaguio

The 187respondents

from theBachelor ofSecondaryEducation(BSED) andBachelor ofElementaryEducationstudents underthe new

The following are themajor findings: the

primary reasons ofstudents from all yearlevels for theirspecialization is “myown decision;” thestudents do notstrongly look at careerguidance and locationof the school as amongthe motivating factors;

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AIDA A.DAPLAWEN,

MAENG,MICHELLE D.DICANG,MAENG,AND RHODA C.TIQUE, EDD

specialization. specialization atUniversity of

Baguio

curriculumwere asked to

rank thefactors, thefield ofspecialization,and thereasons usingthe descriptive-survey methodand the datawere gatheredfrom the

respondents.

friend’s influence, it is adifficult subject and it is

a easy subject are notamong the reasons forchoosing their field ofspecialization. Over all,the education studentshad the freedom tochoose their owncareer path as theyhsave not beenstrongly influenced byoutside factors.

13“PERCEPTIONSOF STUDENTS,ACADEMICSTAFF, ANDADMINISTRATIONS ON SCHOOLRIGHTS AMONGHIGHEREDUCATION

INSTITUTIONSIN CAGAYAN” MELNILDA D.CASTILLO

This study wasendeavored tofind out theperceptions of,students,Academic Staff,andAdministrationamong HigherEducation

Institutions inCagayan.

Independent School rights among Higher Education Institutions in Cagayan 

 _____________Dependent Perceptions of students,

Academic Staff and Administration 

CagayanValley

This studyinvolve the useof descriptivesurvey toassess theperceptions ofstudents andacademic staffamong HEIs inCagayan. The

Design allowsthe gatheringof facts,informationand otherdetails thatpresent thestatus ofenjoyment ofrights by

In the light of thefindings presented inthis paper, one of theconclusions was thestudents of privatesectarian schools aregenerally satisfied interms of enjoyment oftheir school rights.

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student andacademic staff

in their school.14.“FRESHMEN’SREASONS OFENROLLMENTAT USLT: BASISFORDEVELOPMENTOF SCHOOLMARKETINGAND

PROMOTIONALSTR ATEGIES”MINERVA M.BUNAGAN

This study aimedto determine thereasons offreshmen’senrollment atUSLT for theschool year2005-2006 andthe effectivenessof school

campaignstrategy.

Independent:  USLT It utilize thedescriptivesurveymethod, wereaquestionnairewas used todetermine thefreshmen’sreasons of

enrolling in theUniversity.

Based on the findings,the following are theconclusions:USL was able to attractenrollees from bothpublic and private highschools. University ofSt. Louis Tuguegaraoas patronized both bylow income and middle

income group ofstudents proves thattertiary education atUSL is made affordableand accessible. USLTas a Higher EducationInstitution is made apersonal choice ofschool by studentsbecause of its knownprestige and standard,

quality of services,course offerings,scholarships andeffective school-to-school campaignstrategy. Proximity andlocation of theUniversity, schooladvertisement,peoples’ influence,

Freshmen’s

reason of enrollment at USLT.

Dependent: 

Development of school Marketing and Promotional Strategies 

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awards given are notdefinite factors on

reasons for enrolleeschoice of USLT.

15.“ENROLLMENTPROSPECTS OFTHE HS SENIORSTUDENTS OFUSLT.” MINERVA B.BUNAGAN

This study aimedto know theircoursepreferences sothat theUniversity will beable to knowwhat needs andpreferences of itsperspectiveenrollees will bein time for theupcomingcampaign period.

Independent:  USLT The studyutilizes thedescriptivesurvey, whereaquestionnairewas used todetermine thecollegeenrollmentprospects ofthe students.frequencycount andpercentageranking, andweighted meanwere used inthe treatmentof data.

The followingconclusions weredrawn in the findings ofthe study:Louisian HS studentsprefer board coursesover non-board ortechnical courses;Louisian HS studentsprefer to take upBachelor ofAccountancy andEngineering courses inUSL and Bachelor ofScience in Nursing inother schools within theprovince, specificallySPUP. Local Highereducation Institutions(HEIs) outside theprovince; a school ischosen based on itswell-known status,quality and standardsrelative to the coursepreferred by a student;school preferences arenot only based on

Enrollmentprospects of theHS seniorstudents.

Dependent: 

Needs and

preferences ofits prospectiveenrollees.

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course and institutionalcharacters, such as,

quality of instructions,faculty, facilities,location or prestige butalso reflects students’perception ofthemselves and of theirpersonal capacitiesand Louisian HSstudents choose acourse in line with theirown interest, abilities,

and prospects ofemployment.16. “FACTORSINFLUENCINGPOLIMASSTUDENTS INCHOOSING DIPLOMAACCOUNTINGCOURSE ASTHEIR MAJOR” 

This studyexplores thefactors thatinfluencepolytechnicstudents inselectingaccounting as their major.

This papercontributes to anunderstandingthat personalfactors, jobrelated factors andreference groupinfluence thestudents choice

IV: FACTORSINFLUENCINGPOLIMASSTUDENTS DV:POLIMASSTUDENTS 

UNIVERSITYUTARAMALAYSIA/http://etd.uum.edu.my/1803/1/Intan_Shairah_Che_Din.pdf 

The study uses a surveymethod,gathered fromasample(gathered from 115respondentswith a

population of135) of POLIMAS studentsmajoring in accounting(DiplomaAccountancy).A set ofquestionnairewere given to

The study found outthat thesefactors indicate asignificant correlationwith students’ choice,which means that allfactors had arelationship which willinfluence the

respondents’ to choiceaccounting course. 1. Personal Factors 

- interest in thesubject 

- ability to domajor, quantitativeskills and intellectuallychallenging and not with students choice. 

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in selectingaccounting as

their 

major. 

the classrepresentative

and he was 

responsible todistribute thequestionnairesto therespondentsand to collectthe questionnaireafter beingfilled by the

respondents.Therespondentswere given 15 minutes toanswer thequestionnaireand returned itto the classrepresentative. 

2. Reference Groups 3. Job Related factors 

17. “8 FACTORS

TO CONSIDERWHENCHOOSING ACOLLEGE” 

The article aimed

to determinewhat are thefactors toconsider inchoosing whatcourse to take incollege,

http://diplomag

uide.com/articles/8_Factors_to_Consider_When_Choosing

 _a_College.html

The article suggests

that when decidingwhat course to take incollege,you must consider thefollowing:· IdealEnvironment· Distance fromhome· Commitment to

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major field· Curriculum

· Academicpressure· What’s importantto you?· Location· Institutional size

18. “THEUNDERLYINGFACTORS THATINFLUENCESTUDENTS’

DECISION TOMAJOR INACCOUNTING INTHE PRESENCEOFTHE 150-HOURREQUIREMENT” 

CHERYL L.ALLEN

The purpose ofthis study is toinvestigatehow students’perception of the

150-hourrequirementinfluences theirinitial attraction totheaccounting major.

IV: Theunderlyingfactors thatinfluencestudents’

decision to majorin AccountingDV: students

MorehouseCollege/http://aaahq.org/northeast/2000/q53.pdf

This studyused thecognitivetheory ofplanned

behavior toinvestigate therelationbetween the150-hourrequirementand students’perception ofaccounting asan academicmajor.

The results of thisstudy are consistentwith the hypothesis thatthere isa positive relation

between students’perception of the 150-hour requirement andtheir academicmajor choice. Thestudy providesevidence about thefactors that attractstudents to the field ofaccounting, as well asthose factors that limit

students’ interest in a150-hour accountingmajor.Further, the resultssuggest that in thepresence of the 150-hour requirement theaccounting majoris attracting the type ofstudent the profession

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desires. This finding isencouraging given the

profession’s concernabout losing access tohigh-performingstudents. The results ofthis studyprovide information toaccountingadministratorsparticularly related toenrollment projections.CPA

firms will also find theresults useful forprojecting the supply ofaccounting graduatesfollowing theimplementation of the150-hour mandate.

19. “FACTORS

INFLUENCING

STUDENTS'CHOICE OF AN

ACCOUNTINGMAJOR IN

AUSTRALIA” 

SATOSHISUGAHARA, et al.

This studyexplores theinfluentialfactors that

affect businessstudents'selection of amajor course of study at thetertiary level inAustralianuniversities.

HiroshimaStudoUniversity ,Japan;

University ofCanberra,Australia;UniversitaDegli Studi DiParma, Italy

The samplewas collectedfrom asurvey of 

undergraduate andgraduatestudentsstudying attwo largeAustralianuniversitiesin November

it was found thatalthough Chinesestudents possessedrelatively lower

levels of creativity,they were morelikely to major inaccounting whenstudying inAustralia. Anotherfinding from thisstudy was thatAsian students other

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2005. A totalof 46

domestic and68internationalstudentsparticipatedin this study.The resultsshowed thatdomesticstudentspossessed

higher levelsof creativityand weremore likelyto selectmajors insubjectsother thanaccounting.

than Chineseperceived the

accountingprofession as acareer with lessproceduralcharacteristics sothey were morelikely to major inaccountingcompared todomestic Australianstudents who

regarded theprofession as onethat had greaterproceduralcharacteristics. Thispaper contributes toa betterunderstanding of the differences instudents' creativity

and proceduralimages of theaccountingprofession amongdomestic andinternationalstudents and of howthese factorsinfluenced their

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choice of anaccounting major. 

20. “A STUDY OFTHE FACTORSAFFECTING THEHIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS’CHOICEREGARDING ASCIENCECAREER” 

MAURICE

FINKEL

This study wasmade to discoverwhy students atthe high schoollevel chose toenter fields ofendeavor otherthan science.

Denver,Colorado / http:/

/www.jstor.org/

discover/10.230

7/4438895?uid=

3738824&uid=2

129&uid=2&uid

=70&uid=4&sid

=56111190193 

To implementsuch a study,questionnaireswas sent tostaff membersin a group ofsecondaryschools ofvarious sizesand locations .a number of

schools in theState ofColorado werechosen toreceive thisforms as wellas a similarnumber ofschools invarious otherparts of the

United States.Returns weremade bytwenty-oneschoolsinvolving theparticipation oftwenty-oneprincipals ,sixty-five

It was believed that thestudents have beenexposed to certainconditions in the schoolwhich were of influencein their final choice ofcareer. Some of thefactors could havebeen:

The interest inscience shown

by the teachers. The guidance

received by thestudents.

The provisionsmade by theschool in regardto the facilitiesand the use oflaboratory as aninstrument of

learning. The availability

to the studentsofsupplementaryscienceactivities.

Thepresentation bythe school of

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scienceteachers,twenty-fourguidancecounselors and594 seniorstudents. Thestudents whotook part in thisresearch werechosen fromclasses whichwould best

provide apicture of thetypicalstudents.Some of themwereinterested inthe sciencefield and manywere not. Inaddition to the

informationoffered by theHigh Schollstudents, 56collegefreshman whowere enrolledin the BasicCommunication classes of

the courses inscience andmathematicsnecessary toprovidestudents withthefundamentals inthose areas.

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the Universityof Denver alsoreturnedsimilarquestionnairesfor the purposeof comparison.

21.