EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATION OF YOUTH IN KUTTANAD REGION

Abstract

Aspirations mean a strong desire to achieve something. The student’s aspirations are derived from a combination of educational and career goals. The present study is an attempt to discuss the educational and occupational aspirations of under-graduate students. The study was conducted in the Kuttanad region and the respondents were bachelor’s students. For the purpose of the data collection, a structured questionnaire was formulated and conducted personal interviews with randomly selected 30 samples from the population of undergraduate students in the Kuttanad region. The study found that the majority of the students have higher career aspirations.