Hamid Khademmasjedi; Dariush Noroozi
Abstract
Choosing a field of study is considered as one of the most important measures of our lives, which has an undeniable impact on one's career and academic life. Selecting a field of study, in turn, depends on various factors, among which parents' role is one of the most crucial ones. Under different circumstances ...
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Choosing a field of study is considered as one of the most important measures of our lives, which has an undeniable impact on one's career and academic life. Selecting a field of study, in turn, depends on various factors, among which parents' role is one of the most crucial ones. Under different circumstances and due to various factors, parents can help their children to make a right choice or misguide them, which may lead to inappropriate decision making. Parents' familiarity with information and communication technology (ICT) is one of the factors included in this study, and the researcher intends to examine the impact of parents' familiarity with ICT on students' academic choices. In this survey study, the statistical population of 360 subjects was selected randomly from among the total population of 7800 students (9 to 11 grade male and female students) living in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The results showed that: given that ICT using parents have access to updated information and are more aware of the world's needs, they are more capable to help the students regarding their academic guidance compared to other parents. Typically, students guided by ICT using parents are more successful, make more successful decisions, and also enjoy better job markets compared to students guided by parents who are unfamiliar with ICT.
