| Autor: |
Mbongo, Emilia Ndapandula, Hako, Anna Niitembu, Haitembu, Rauna Keshemunhu |
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Journal of Educational Studies; 12/15/2023, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p25-39, 15p |
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Students need access to high-quality career guidance to make informed, long-term career decisions. This study discusses the impact of career guidance or the lack thereof on students' decision-making when choosing a future profession. The study draws on Gottfredson's career theory of conscription and compromise to understand how young people sacrifice potential career options that they consider compatible with their self-concept in favour of those that seem more accessible. The study adopted a qualitative case-study research design involving eight final year student teachers as participants. The study's findings show that students rarely received career guidance. In addition, none of the participating students initially wished to become teachers; they nonetheless ended up majoring in education for several reasons, including not meeting the prerequisites for their first choices of study, the unavailability of other courses at the local campus, finances, and employment availability. The study results indicate a need to enhance the career-guidance system in secondary schools or even earlier to assist young people in selecting viable careers in a constantly evolving labour market. The study recommends for strengthened linkages and collaboration between schools and psychologists or social workers from line ministries or other agencies that offer career counselling to students. The study further recommends for Institutions of higher education to focus on career education and counselling training to produce graduates who are qualified to work in the guidance and counselling field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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