A national survey by Recruit Institute of Advanced Studies revealed that high school events such as university open campuses and career counseling were canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, which has had a major impact on high school career guidance. rice field.The high school side is requesting the university to provide more active information because it was not possible to obtain sufficient information on the course.
The survey was conducted from February to March, and questionnaires were distributed to the principals of 2 full-time high schools nationwide, of which 3 received responses.
According to the report, 81.9% canceled or postponed events such as career counseling and career guidance, and 76.9% were unable to provide sufficient guidance to the university's open campus due to the impact of the spread of the new corona infection on high school career guidance. I mentioned it.
In addition, 39.6-51.3% of the respondents cited the cancellation or postponement of career guidance for parents, the inability to provide sufficient internships, and guidance in responding to changes in entrance examination methods such as online.
In terms of what high schools expect from universities, 53.5% have more opportunities for high school students to come into contact with actual lectures and research, 52.6% have clarification of the abilities they can acquire at the time of graduation, and 49.9% have easy-to-understand names of faculties and departments. The easy policy of accepting new students was 49.7%.
Comparing over the years, the rising expectations for career information that could not be obtained sufficiently with the corona stigma are conspicuous, and it is once again highlighted that the corona stigma had a great influence on the career guidance of high school.
reference:[Recruit Co., Ltd.] Survey on High School Education Reform 2021 "Career Guidance" (PDF)
