TITLE:
Comparative Study of Regular and Vocational High School Students on Family Socioeconomic Status, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Well-Being
AUTHORS:
Xiaoyuan Chu, Zhenyu Li, Binglin Yan, Jing Han, Fuqiang Fan
KEYWORDS:
Vocational Education, Family Socioeconomic Status, Social Support, Self-Efficacy, Well-Being
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.3 No.8,
August
11,
2015
ABSTRACT: Based on the theoretical analysis, with first-hand data collection and using T-test method, this study analyzed the difference between regular and vocational high school students in family socioeconomic status, social support, self-efficacy and well-being to find out the underlying problems for vocational high school students and vocational education in China. We draw on the following conclusions: 1) regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in family socioeconomic status as well as in all its dimensions (father’s degree of education, mother’s degree of education, family annual income, father’s occupation and mother’s occupation); 2) regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in social support as well as in all its dimensions (family support, peer support and general support of others); 3) regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in self-efficacy; 4) regular high school student is significantly higher than vocational high school student in general well-being.