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The purpose of this study was to longitudinally examine the modification of students’ consciousness about the connections between study and occupation by implementing introductory education for improving willingness for study and future occupation. This study compared an intervention group and a control group after two months for determining the effectiveness of educational intervention. There 71 were participants (63 males,, 8 females) from A university who were members of the intervention group, and 86 (male: 68, female : 18) from B university who were members of the control group. All participants were first-year college students studying in the sports science field. The results of the longitudinal study for the intervention group regarding their consciousness about connections between study and future occupation showed significant improvement during the introductory education term. In addition, the results of comparing the intervention group and the control group showed that there were significant differences between those groups. The intervention group indicated a higher consciousness of study and future occupation than the control group. Therefore, this study suggested the effectiveness of introductory education for improving willingness for study and occupation.
