(By Aryavart International University, India)
Dr. R. K. Jha, Sheo Kumar Rana
Vol. 10, Jul-Dec 2020
Abstract:
It shapes the destiny of the nation by educating the younger generation. The child is like a plant in a garden and the parents and teachers are gardeners. If the gardeners do not look after the plant, automatically, the growth of the plant will be diminished, and it may even die. The present study focuses its attention on the psychosocial factors like level of aspiration, achievement of motives, security-insecurity and risk taking factors which influencing the preference for traditional and Non-traditional vocations. Vocation is one's response to a call from beyond oneself to use one's strengths and gifts to make the world a better place through service, creativity and leadership. Non-Traditional occupations or fields of work for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25% of individuals employed in that field or occupation. In studying the Psycho-social factors, the investigator used psycho-social dimension like level of aspiration, achievement of motives, security-insecurity and risk taking factors. “Man cannot propose a higher or holier object for his study than ‘education’ and all that pertains to education”. Aristotle writes, “Educated men are as much superior to uneducated as the living are to the dead” Upanishads say, “Throughout education one enjoys the fruit of immortality”. Vocational education is a multifaceted one as it tends to focus around several careers which include auto repair, woodworking, carpentry, blacksmith, cosmetology, and other fields. There are many vocational schools across the country which provides the students to gain valuable hands-on experience. The population of the study consists of the higher secondary students studying in traditional vocations and Non-traditional vocations of different higher secondary schools located in Deoghar District in Jharkhand.