EFFECTIVESS OF CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAMS ON THE CAREER AWARENESS OF JUNIOR SECONDARY THREE STUDENTS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
EFFECTIVESS OF CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAMS ON THE CAREER AWARENESS OF JUNIOR SECONDARY THREE STUDENTS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
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1983-06
Authors
ESTHER, AMB0S0N, DAVID
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ABSTRACT
This study was aimed at finding out oho effectiveness
of career guidance programme on the various aspects of
career awareness of junior secondary three students in
Kaduna metropolis. Two schools wore used for the study.
The study design is an experimental in nature, A simple
size of seventy-two students were involved, thirty-six
from each school was used for the study. Purposeful sampling
technique was employed to select and assigned respondents
to the control and treated groups,
A self developed and validated instrument in the
career Awareness Rating Scale (CARS) was used to collect
the data for the study. The instrument develop covered the
seven components of Career Awareness namely: Career Awareness,
Attitude and Appreciation, Decision-Making, Educational,
Economic, Skills and Self-Awareness which were the be sis for
the Seven null hypotheses and research questions. The focus
of the hypotheses was to test the level of career awareness
of the students before and after the career guidance programme
Given.
The main statistical tool applied for testing the
hypotheses was a t-test statistic. It was found that Junior
Secondary Three Students in Government Schools differ
significantly in the level of career awareness. It then
implies that career guidance programme if. effectively planned
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and provided helps to influence students career awareness
i level.
Results oT findings indicated that:
1. Relevant learning experiences and career awareness
activities if effectively guided, supported with usable
information materials help to improve the career
awareness of junior secondary three students.
2. By providing effective career guidance, students, have
the capacity to link what they learn at school (calss)
with what is obtained and exist in the world of work*
3. Knowledge of various careers aid in decision making
process and subsequent job satisfaction.
Recommendations based on the findings include:-
1. Counsellors should assist students to become aware
that every occupation demands a level of knowledge,
skills and interest which help students to plan
choose and succeed in life.
2. Counsellors to provide relevant and usable information
materials and sources to students and guide them on
how to use them.
3. Counsellors should not relent in their efforts to
organise regular career guidance programmes ns a
way of linking them (students) with the various
occupations existing, their availability, hazards
and prospects. '
4. Counsellors to plan the programme on a continuous
basis to enhance awareness on the various careers
existing.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
Keywords
EFFECTIVESS,, CAREER,, GUIDANCE,, PROGRAMS,, CAREER,, AWARENESS,, JUNIOR,, SECONDARY,, STUDENTS,, KADUNA,, METROPOLIS.