Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences | Vol. 1, No. 2 | May 2014 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 P-ISSN 2362 – 8022 | E-ISSN 2362 – 8030 | www.apjeas.apjmr.com Entrepreneurship as a Career Choice: An Analysis of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Intention of National High School Senior Students at the Municipality of Calinog, Iloilo ROME B. MORALISTA, DR. GABRIEL C. DELARIARTE jerlynagustar@yahoo.com West Visayas State University, Calinog, Campus PHILIPPINES Abstract - The main objectives of the study were to determine the entrepreneurial career choice, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intention of National High School Senior Students at the Municipality of Calinog, Iloilo. Descriptive survey type of research was utilized in the study. personal choice is mainly considered in career choice. Creativity is mainly considered in entrepreneurial self-efficacy. To be a teacher (Educator) is very popular in entrepreneurial intention of the respondents. The main variables of the study are significantly and positively related which means that the increase in one variable is also in increase in another. It is recommended that parents, guidance counsellors, and the like consider the results of this study in guiding the respondents in their career decisions Keywords – Entrepreneurship, Career Choice, Self- Efficacy I. INTRODUCTION Colleges and universities nationwide have been adding entrepreneurship classes, minors, majors and even degrees at a record pace, however, the career entrepreneurship is still conspicuously missing from established lists of career choices. Therefore, to support the continued growth of entrepreneurship in the academic arena, the legitimacy of the entrepreneurial career needs to be firmly established Sinclair (2008). The entrepreneurial career has been theoretically defined by Dyer (1994). Differentiation between the entrepreneurial styles, specifically novice, serial, and parallel entrepreneurs, has been theorized and support given (Alsos & Kolvereid, 1998; Kirschenhofer & Lechner, 2006; Westhead, Ucbasaran & Wright, 2003, 2005a, b; Westhead, Ucbasaran, Wright & Binks, 2005c; Westhead & Wright, 1998a, b, 1999; Wright, Robbie & Ennew, 1997) and even the conceptualization of differentiation between male and female entrepreneurs has been shown to have support (Carter, Gartner, Shaver & Gatewood, 2003; Chrisman, Carsrud, DeCastro & Herron, 1990). According to Dyer (1994), careers should have clear career paths, roles, and socialization practices. Furthermore, one might infer that the entrepreneurial career represents an inconsequential anomaly. Finkle & Deeds, (2001); Katz, (2003) cited that entrepreneurship classes, programs, and even degrees at an incredible pace. Katz (2003) noted that the entrepreneurial career represents a rapidly and continuously growing segment of the career domain. Dyer (1994) suggests that such omissions are due to the absence of a comprehensive theory of the entrepreneurial career. Career choice is seen as an extension of the personality/interest of the individual (Savickas, 2005; Spokane & Cruza-Guet, 2005). Effectively, an individual’s choice of career is an extension of who one is, and as such, is likely expressed in the reasons given for choosing that career (Savickas, 2005). In addition, it is known that only a small percentage of the general population, 7.5% choose to become entrepreneurs (Bygrave, 2006). Kickul, Wilson, and Marlino (2004) found that entrepreneurial self-efficacy had a stronger effect on entrepreneurial career interest for teenage girls than for boys. Furthermore, it appears that their perceptions that they have the abilities or skills to succeed as entrepreneurs are simply more important in considering future career options than for boys. Bandura, (1992) explained that the adults indicate that women are more likely than men to limit their ultimate career choices because of their lack of confidence in their abilities. Chen, Greene, & Crick, (1998) identify women, in particular, shun entrepreneurial endeavours because they think they lack the required skills. Betz & Hackett (1981, 1983); Eccles (1994); Hackett & Betz, (1981); Kourilsky & Walstad, (1998) cited that entrepreneurial intentions were higher for teen boys than for teen girls, we could not test causality, that is, we cannot claim the lower observed self-efficacy in girls led to their lower entrepreneurial intentions. The researchers believe that choosing a career is crucial in one’s life it will affect ones future and