Future Expectations of Vocational School Students Receiving Accounting Education: The Case of Harran University

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the future expectations of students studying accounting at Harran University's vocational schools. Furthermore, it aims to ascertain whether these expectations differ according to variables influencing them (gender, age, department, class, choosing the department willingly, family income level, region of residence, and the presence of relatives working in the accounting profession).The research data were collected using a survey method. In the study, the “Future Expectation Scale” developed by Şimşek (2012) was administered to 289 students. Within the scope of the analysis, reliability analysis, ANOVA, independent samples t-test, and Tukey post-hoc test were applied to the obtained data. When the dimensions of the future expectations scale were analyzed, it was determined that the highest level of participation among students was in the personal and professional future dimension with an average of 3.81, while the lowest level of participation was in the social future dimension with an average of 2.24. Significant differences were found in the sub-dimensions of future expectations based on whether students willingly chose their program of study, and variables such as age, class, department, and region of residence. However, no significant difference was found between students' gender and family income level and their future expectations.