Profiles of adult students in basic vocational training in the province of Seville (spain): self-expectations of achievement and gender

Abstract

The object of the research is to establish the profile of adult students, unemployed at risk of exclusion, which is related to the studies of the mode of basic vocational training in relation to self-expectations of achievement and gender, among other variables. The study was carried out using a quantitative descriptive design on the variables related to the accomplishments and self-expectations of achievement and the profile of entrepreneurship among adult students of basic vocational training, in a sample of students of professionalizing training programs, "Employment Workshops", in the province of Seville (Spain) consisting of 115 subjects with an average age of 38'15 years old and a deviation rate of 8,605, selected by random multistage cluster sampling. The study suggests future research directed towards an intervention and counseling for empowerment and gender equality, including attitudinal content in these levels of professionalizing training.