چکیده (انگلیسی):

This study aimed at exploring the differences in professional/career orientation and awareness
while considering a number of variables including locus of control, academic specialization and
school backwardness. Several measures were used to achieve the study’s goals. The first two, a
professional/career orientation measure and a professional/career awareness measure, were
designed by the researcher, whereas the third measure was Rotter's locus of control scale. Prior
to the study, the stability and validity of these tools were verified on 166 female student
participants chosen from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU). The results
indicated the presence of differences with respect to the electronic orientation of female students
according to Rotter's external locus of control measure. The study also confirmed that there were
differences in the professional awareness variable in favor of female students who exhibited an
external locus of control, whereas no differences were noted in the professional awareness of
female students with different professional orientations. The findings also showed differences in
scientific and electronic orientations among students with different specializations, in favor of the
female students enrolled in the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology,
whereas no differences were noted in professional/career awareness for the academic
specialization variable. No differences were noted in the professional orientations and awareness
among female students who demonstrated school backwardness and those who did not. The results
were interpreted in light of the theoretical frameworks and cultural contexts of the sample. The
results of the study were also linked to previous results.