Hubungan Persepsi Siswa Mengenai Bimbingan Karier terhadap Perencanaan Karier di SMAN 51 Jakarta Timur

Abstract

Student perceptions of career guidance are student interpretations that lead to student understanding of career guidance, where students can plan and develop their careers according to their abilities or potential, and see the values of life, understanding the environment, obstacles and how to solve them, so that they can plan their future. Career guidance is expected to assist students in planning their careers. Career planning is a process that is carried out or passed by individuals before making career decisions by developing strategies regarding preparation for further education or employment to realize the desired future. This study aims to examine the correlation of students' career guidance perceptions toward career planning of grade 12 students at SMAN 51 Jakarta. The research method that used is quantitative and the sample used is 172 student of grade 12 who were taken using the accidental sampling method. This study used Likert scale of student perceptions towards career guidance as its measuring instrument. The indicators set on this instrument had been stated by the Education Department, obtained .961 of reliability. Along with it, the career planning scale was also designed in accordance with the aspects proposed by Parsons, with a reliability value of .869. An analytic method for this research is Pearson Product Moment. The result of this study shows a good/positive correlation between students' perception toward career guidance and career planning for 12th graders at SMAN 51 Jakarta with a correlation value of .569. Thus, the hypothesis of this study is proven to be true. Moreover, the results of this study also indicate that students' perceptions of career guidance are placed in the neutral category (54%) and career planning for grade 12 students at SMAN 51 Jakarta are placed in the high category (54%). The results of the research above can be used as a reference for schools and counseling guidance teachers to improve career guidance programs that are better and more attractive, thereby increasing perceptions among students regarding career guidance.