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ThesisItem Open Access Job preferences of adolescent girls and parents in Haryana(CCSHAU, 2018) Shalini; Goel, RitaPresent study was conducted in Haryana state, purposively. Two districts, Hisar and Bhiwani were selected randomly from Haryana state. One block was selected randomly from each selected district comprising of total 2 blocks for the study. A list of villages in both the districts outside the municipal limits having senior secondary schools and a list of senior secondary schools situated in Hisar and Bhiwani city was prepared. From the prepared lists, two villages with senior secondary schools from each block and 2 senior secondary schools from Hisar and Bhiwani cities were selected randomly. Hence, 8 senior secondary schools (i.e. 4 from selected villages and 4 from Hisar & Bhiwani city) were taken. Total 200 adolescent girls from class XI & XII both (25 from each selected school) and their parents were selected. Thus, a sample of 200 adolescent girls and 200 parents (200 mothers & 200 fathers) were selected for the study making a total sample of 600 respondents. Two separate well structured pre-tested interview schedules were developed for each category of respondents. A set of 27 independent variables and 2 dependent variables were used in study. The collected data was quantified and interpreted by using suitable statistical tools. Personal profile of respondents revealed that majority of parents were educated upto high level of family educational status in both the districts, agricultural labourers with medium family size in rural area and service (govt./private) with small size family in urban area in both the districts and majority of respondents had allied occupation. Majority of respondents preferred and control over the media. Cent percent adolescent girls wanted to go for job in both the districts and they discussed about choosing their career with fathers. Communication and transportation means possessed by parents were of medium level. The findings also revealed that majority of respondents had functional family environment in both the districts and parents had secure relationship in the family with their children. Majority of adolescent girls perceived top and mediocre level self managing school environment. Opinion about parents-child-relationship was supportive. In both the districts, crystallization of age of adolescent girls revealed that majority of respondents started to think about career at 16-18 years of age. Knowledge of respondents on various parameters was perceived about job opportunities. Maximum knowledge was seen in terms of art stream. Regarding preference about job opportunities, most preference was seen in science stream (2.28) followed by art stream (2.27) and commerce stream (2.24) in urban area of Hisar district and in rural area, maximum preference about job opportunities was seen in art stream (2.18) followed by science stream (2.11) and commerce stream (2.10). Regarding preference about job opportunities in Bhiwani district, maximum preference was observed in terms of art stream (2.27) followed by commerce (2.22) and science (2.04) in urban area while in rural area, , maximum preference was observed in terms of commerce stream (2.18) followed by art (2.09) and science (2.03). Majority of adolescent girls faced major problems in job preferences i.e. ‘poor examination results’ and ‘lack of confidence’ etc. The major challenges faced by respondents were ‘household chores’, ‘caring for elderly’ and ‘double burden of work’ in home based environment in both the districts. Regarding pre and post knowledge about job opportunities observed that post knowledge was increased after using the booklet. All the situational variables were positive associated with knowledge and preferences about jobs.