Academic and working preferences in adolescence: A gender perspective

Abstract

It is important for teens during adolescence to plan conscientiously their vital route to gradually strengthen academic and career aspirations, and this must be known by teachers and progenitors. The aim of this paper is to discover the academic and working preferences of students in their final year of compulsory education in Spain. The investigation was developed through qualitative analysis of multiple case studies. As results and conclusions, it should be noted that differences by gender were detected regarding the inclination shown by students towards experimental sciences and language subjects. Teens opt for professions mainly related to services sector.