Moosalreza saemifard; Abolfazl Bakhshi Pour; Muhammad Mohammadipour
Volume 27, Issue 6 , January and February 2021, , Pages 762-768
Abstract
Introduction: Considering the increase in the population of the youth and the discrepancy between what is taught in the educational system and what is needed in work place, there is a need to improve work conditions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Shafiabady's Multiaxial ...
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Introduction: Considering the increase in the population of the youth and the discrepancy between what is taught in the educational system and what is needed in work place, there is a need to improve work conditions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Shafiabady's Multiaxial Pattern of Vocational Choice in the development of small- and mid-sized home-based businesses. Materials and Methods: This research project, which is semiexperimental, was based on 40 people in the field of small and medium home-based jobs in Mashhad in 2019. Through sampling as a targeted cluster out of 10 workshops in Mashhad in two groups -- the experimental group (n = 20) and control group (n = 20) were performed. The experimental group underwent 8 group sessions for 90 minutes. Data were collected and analyzed using the standard analysis-maker questionnaire and works on the development of small and mid-sized businesses of Karimi et al. (2014) during the three stages before and after the intervention and 3 months later and using multi-variable covariance (MANCOVA) test. Results: The results showed that the mean scores of the components (financial and facilities, educational, managerial, communication and total factors) increased significantly in the post-test and follow-up stages compared to the pre-test (p <0.05). Also, in the support component, it showed a significant increase only in the follow-up phase compared to the pre-test (p <0.05). Conclusion: As a result, the Shafiabady's Multiaxial Pattern of Vocational Choice was effective in developing small and medium-sized home-based businesses. Received