INTERESES PROFESIONALES DE ESTUDIANTES DE SECUNDARIA DE LA CIUDAD DE BARRANQUILLA -- PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BARRANQUILLA

This article deals with a study about vocational interests and preferences of students close to graduation at five schools in Barranquilla. The population was represented by 95 students in 10th and 11th grade, whose ages ranged between 14 and 17 years. The study employed the descriptive quantity methodology and the “Test de Preferencias Profesionales de Nivel Superior” (Professional Preferences Test). The results show that the participants are mainly interested in occupations or professions in the business sector, e.g. administration. Medicine, medical assistance, and informatics also were among the favored areas. Literature, humanities, geography, history, and risk and action on the other hand only achieved low interest points.