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KMID : 1035420230110020037
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2023 Volume.11 No. 2 p.37 ~ p.47
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A Study on Factors that Influence Department Selection for Freshmen Majoring in Occupational Therapy in 2022
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Bae Won-Jin
Cho Young-Seok
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study aimed to identify factors that influence selection of occupational therapy as a college major by freshmen.
Methods : A survey was conducted on 308 freshmen majoring in occupational therapy from March 2022 to September 2022. The questionnaire consisted of five items about general characteristics, two about the choice of college and major, three about the timing of major selection, three about information acquisition, and one about the university application process.
Results : While choosing a university, 37% of the students primarily considered the available choice of majors, whereas 41% considered the college application period. Employment rate was another important factor that was considered when choosing a department. Most students learned about occupational therapy through research on physical therapy and primarily gathered information by searching on “Naver and blogs.” Among the descriptions of occupational therapy, the most interesting keyword was “hospital” (54 %).
Conclusion : This study investigated the factors that influenced the college major selection by new students in the department of occupational therapy. This study provides meaningful basic data that can be referred to when promoting the department of occupational therapy. A limitation of this study is that a high percentage of students from Gyeongnam were included, and hence, further research that investigates according to region is needed. Moreover, detailed investigations on factors related to university applications in each region are required. It is also necessary to investigate the relationship between the characteristics of freshmen and the determining factors of the department and the admission process.
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KEYWORD
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departmental decision, department of occupational therapy, , freshman
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